In this article:

• Item labels that fit your business
• Ways you can use custom labels
• How custom item labels work
• What label sizes are available?
• Creating a new custom item label

Item labels that fit your business 

Your products. Your labels. Your way. Every business has different labeling needs. Whether you're supporting a retail partner, your own stores, or a unique customer experience, Custom Item Labels gives you the flexibility to create Zebra printer label templates for your items that match your operational needs.

Design templates that include the information important to you, and work with your warehouse team to print and apply the labels to items —all within RyderShip.

Benefits:

• More flexibility to create Zebra printer labels that support your unique business and operational requirements. This also will allow your warehouse operations to support more customer-specific labeling requirements as your business grows.
• Added control over the information displayed on your item labels by designing templates that fit your processes / experience you want to share with your customers.
• Consistent labeling by creating reusable templates for different customers, retailers, fulfillment channels, or operational workflows.

Custom Item Labels support labels print from Zebra printers. This feature does not include hangtags or RFID labels.

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Ways you can use custom item labels

There are different ways customized item labels could be helpful for you and your business. 

• Provide items with labels retail partners require by creating reusable label templates for each retailer.
• Prepare inventory for your own retail stores with labels that make products easier to receive, stock, or merchandise upon arrival.
• Create a unique direct-to-consumer experience by applying custom labels to items before they're shipped to your customers.
• Support customer or channel-specific requirements by maintaining different label templates for different fulfillment scenarios.

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How custom item labels work

Custom item labels use reusable templates that are created in RyderShip and then assigned to the items. The item labels use data from the item's master data in RyderShip to populate the labels.

Simple label example:

Complex label example: 

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What label sizes are available?

Currently, the following label sizes are available for custom labels in addition to the RyderShip default label: 

• 2” x 1”
• 2” x 1.5”
• 3” x 1”

If you need a different size, contact your Customer Success Manager to submit a request. All requests will go through our SOW, Feature Request, and Development process.

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Creating a new custom item label

Templates are available to customer and admin users. 

1.  Open the Templates page. The Templates page shows all of the templates that have been created for your selected customer.

Customers: Click the drop-down under Customer, and then click Templates.

RyderShip admins: Click Manage, and then Templates.

2.   Scroll to the bottom to view the Item Labels templates.

3.   To add a new item label, click Create a Template in the top right of the page. The Create a Template page opens.

4.   Select Item Label (ZPL) from the Template Type drop-down. The File Format automatically populates with ZPL. 

5.   Enter a name for the template, and select the label size. 

6.   Enter the ZPL code required for your new label in the Template ZPL field using the liquid template.

Required liquid object for item labels:

• Item scancode:  <scancode> 

Optional liquid objects for item labels:

• Item SKU: <sku-name>
• Item title: <title> 
   

Example ZPL code

For more information about how liquid templates work, see Customizing Templates. 

7.   Click Create to create your new template. It will display in the Item Labels section.

To preview how your template’s label will look, click Preview. 

The Previewing page opens. 

You can view any of your items using this label by entering at least 3 characters of the item’s SKU in the Sample Item field. 
 

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