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Terminals & QR Pairing

A terminal is a registered workstation in the warehouse – either a fixed packing station PC or a mobile handheld scanner. Every device works under a terminal, which defines its printers, allowed shipping agents and module settings.

Open: Search (Alt+Q) → MC Warehouse Terminals (terminal list). The list is also directly accessible from the Dashboard.

Create a terminal

  1. Open the terminal list → New.
  2. Fill in the mandatory and basic fields (see below).
  3. Set printers and – if desired – allowed shipping agents and module overrides.
  4. Save. The terminal can now register from the app or be paired via QR.

Self-registration

If a user enters a still-unknown terminal code in the app and connects, the app automatically creates the terminal as a Workstation. For full control (printers, agents, overrides), still create terminals in BC beforehand.

Fields

General

Field Meaning
Terminal Code Unique code (e.g. PACK-01, MOBILE-03) – mandatory
Description Plain text (e.g. "Packing station 1") – appears in the app header
Location Code Assigned location (controls location-specific counters/documents)
Terminal Type Workstation (fixed) or Mobile (handheld)
Enabled Terminal active – only active terminals receive assignments and count toward the limit

Status (display only)

Field Meaning
Active User ID Currently signed-in user
Last Activity Time of the last activity (controls "online/idle" on the dashboard)

Printing

Field Default Meaning
ZPL Printer IP – IP address of the ZPL thermal printer (Zebra) for labels
ZPL Printer Port 9100 TCP port of the ZPL printer (1–65535)
PDF Printer Name – Windows network printer for A4 documents (packing lists, PDF labels)
Auto Print Label – Automatically print the shipping label after posting
Auto Print Packing List – Automatically print the packing list after posting

Printer IP flows into the QR code

ZPL Printer IP and ZPL Printer Port are included in the QR code – so the device is ready to print immediately after the scan.

Module overrides

Each of the 11 modules can be overridden per terminal. The override fields have three states:

Value Effect
Use Global Setting Adopts the global default from the Setup Card
Enabled Module always on for this terminal
Disabled Module always off for this terminal

Override fields: Goods Receipt, Goods Issue, Pick List, Item Lookup, Warehouse Activity, Complaint, Return, Putaway, Label Print, Item Weighing.

Behavior overrides:

Field Meaning
Override Startup Module Startup module for this terminal only (empty = global)
Override Require Weight Entry Weight entry requirement per terminal
Override Require Serial No. Scan Serial scan requirement per terminal
Override Multi-Package Multi-package per terminal
Override Auto-Create Label Automatic label creation per terminal

Example: Mobile scanner without packing station functions

A handheld for goods receipt does not need goods issue, for instance. Set Override Goods Issue = Disabled and Override Goods Receipt = Enabled.

Shipping defaults per terminal

Field Meaning
Default Shipment Provider Default shipment provider of this terminal (empty = global)
Default Shipment Service Default shipping product of this terminal (empty = global)

Allowed shipping agents

In the Allowed Shipping Agents subtab of the terminal card, you restrict which shipments appear on this terminal – based on the shipping agent (BC standard "Shipping Agent").

  • Empty: All shipping agents are allowed – the terminal sees all open shipments.
  • Filled: Only shipments with these shipping agents are displayed and counted ("Goods Issue" badge).

Division of labor by provider

With allowed shipping agents you split the packing stations cleanly – e.g. terminal A for DHL shipments, terminal B for DPD. This reduces search time and misshipments.

QR Pairing

Instead of entering all connection data by hand, you pair a device via QR code.

Generate QR: Terminal card/list → action Show QR Code (page Terminal QR Code).

The QR code contains configuration only, no passwords:

Field in QR Content
v Format version (2)
t Tenant ID (Azure AD)
c Entra Client ID (from the setup)
e BC environment name (e.g. Production)
o Company ID (GUID of the company)
r Terminal code
l Location code
p ZPL printer IP
n ZPL printer port

Pair in the app: Settings → Scan QR. The app adopts all fields automatically and is ready to use after signing in.

Prerequisite: Entra Client ID

For the QR code to contain a valid client ID, the Entra Client ID must be stored in the Setup. Without it, the later sign-in will fail.

Sign-in remains interactive

The QR code only establishes the connection. User sign-in still happens interactively via Microsoft Entra ID (no password in the QR).

Monitor & release terminals

  • Online/Idle: The Dashboard shows which terminals are active (based on Last Activity and Terminal Idle Minutes).
  • Disable: Set Enabled = No to take a device offline and free up a license slot.
  • Stuck lock: If a terminal crashes, resolve remaining locks via Cleanup Expired Locks on the Setup Card.

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