Test label design, forms and print automation

Choose what you want to evaluate

Explore the browser workflow

Use the online test request to begin an evaluation. Work with synthetic order data to explore label design, operator inputs and automation. Review the instance details provided during setup for access and availability.

Evaluate a printer and data connection

For a representative printing workflow, set up a local print service near your printer and connect your evaluation data source. This lets you check the device, driver, media and network conditions that matter to your operation.

Follow the quickstart · Configure a local print service

What to try in the current product

• Label Designer: create text, barcodes, shapes and images, bind variables and inspect rendered previews with sample values.
• Operator forms: build an input form, validate entries, preview its labels and submit it to a configured workflow.
• Print automation: connect database, file or HTTP input to data preparation, conditions and printing in a visual flow.
• Central deployment: assign specific document versions to service groups and inspect the deployed configuration.
• Migration: import representative .nlbl or .misx files and review the diagnostics, annotations and connection information.
• Print history: inspect the recorded version, values, quantity, destination and outcome of a job.
• AI assistance: with a configured model provider, review Copilot proposals before applying them. Printing itself does not require a model.

Explore the product workflow · Learn how AI assistance is configured

A useful first evaluation

1. Prepare one representative label and synthetic records with a product code, batch, order number and quantity.
2. Create or import the label. Check its variables, fonts, barcode content and preview.
3. Choose an operator form or a business-data trigger. Confirm the field mapping and intended printer assignment.
4. Print to a selected evaluation device when you are ready, then compare the physical label and the recorded job state.
5. Check a missing input, an unavailable data source and a disconnected service. Record how the workflow should recover.

Match the evaluation to your environment

Printing paths include network ZPL, local RAW queues on Windows and CUPS, and Windows driver printing through GDI. Check your specific printer and driver. Acceptance by a local queue is recorded as sent, not as confirmation that a physical label was produced.

Local services can execute deployed work while disconnected from the Center when the needed documents, data and dependencies are available locally. A remote database or Center-hosted form can still require a connection. Import results also need review before a migration decision.

Understand local printing · Explore operator forms · Plan for connection outages

Evaluating a replacement?

Use the NiceLabel product comparison to identify relevant differences, then work through the migration evaluation checklist. For a business-data workflow, start with the ERP-triggered labeling guide.