BoostMyShop Autoprint
Overview
Boostmyshop Autoprint is a windows based software to automatically send PDF and ZPL documents to the printer when you trigger a print action from myFulfillment (web) or from Boostmyshop Mobile (Android application)
Note: Macintosh are not supported for the moment
Installation
Install Foxit reader
Connect auto print requires foxit reader to send the PDF files to the printer.
Go to Foxit Reader downloads page. and install it.
Install BoostMyShop Auto Print
You can Download BoostMyShop Auto Print here : https://www.boostmyshop.com/ressources/myfulfillment/autoprint_3.0.zip
Once downloaded, unzip the file on the desktop (recommended)
Then open AutoPrint to continue.
Configuration
At first use, click on the Configuration button :
Global configuration
The global configuration contains 2 options which should be populated automatically, you should not change it unless they are wrong:
- Download directory: this is the directory where downloaded files from the browser are stored
- Foxit reader path: this is the path to foxit reader application
Files configuration
In this section you can configure the files to send to printer automatically:
The first column contains the identifier for a file name. For example, if the ups shipping label file downloaded has name "ups_XXXXX.pdf", you can simply put "ups" in this colulmn and select the printer in the second column. Then, any file downloaded containing string "ups" will be automatically sent to the printer.
Once you have done the changes, click on save button to apply the configuration.
PDF vs ZPL printers
Autoprint supports the printing for both PDF and ZPL printers.
If the files download get the .zpl extension, you must send them to a ZPL printer: you can easily identify a ZPL printer because it starts with [ZPL] in the dropdown.
Note: in the example above, you can see that a first printer "ZDesigner GK420d" is available, however you must use the "[ZPL] XXXX" otherwise the printing will not work.
Test mode
To help you to configure your printer and test the printing, AutoPrint provides a test mode available through the configuration screen:
To test the printer, select a printer in the dropdown, select a sample file and click on the test printer button to print the document.
API mode
The API mode is required only if you use Boostmyshop Mobile for Android
Configure the settings this way:
- Url: https://{server}.myfulfillment.boostmyshop.com (replace {server} with your server, for example fr1, us2 etc...
- Login: your login
- Password: your password
Once the API details are filled, save the configuration and open AutoPrint again.
To enable AutoPrint to request server about documents to print, click on the red button in the bottom left:
Note: the button will auto disable automatically after 10 hours so remembed to enable it again in the morning
Logs
If you have any issues, you can check the log.txt file in the autoprint folder that is generated after attempting to print a file.
You can provide that in your support ticket to help locate the issue
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