Revision as of 20:54, 24 September 2026

New here? Three steps get you from download to logged in: Downloads → Install Guide → First Login. The guide leads with Windows and Microsoft SQL Server Express, the most common setup, and covers macOS, Linux, MySQL and Oracle too. Already running Commander4j? See Upgrading.

Getting Started

User Guide

Sections follow the application's main menu.

Pallet Transactions

Tray & Case Labels

Case Label Printing
Setup
- Production Lines
- Label Printers

Waste

Quality Management

Panel Samples
Weight Checks
- Overview
- Weight Checks
- Weight Report
- Setup
Sorting
- Pallet Samples & Faults
- Enquiries & Reports
- Setup
Master Holds
- Isolate
- Setup
  - Decisions
  - Reasons

Master Data

Customers
- Customer Data
Locations
Materials
Material Locations
Material Types
Units
Batches
Resources
Orders
- Process Order Barcode
Bill of Materials
- View / Edit
- Enquiries
- Setup
  - Defaults
  - Elements
  - Structure
  - Lists

Administration

Scanner web application

Reference

Barcode labels
Database Schema used by Panel Samples

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 '''New here?''' Three steps get you from download to logged in: '''[[Downloads]]''' → '''[[Install Guide]]''' → '''[[First Login]]'''. The guide leads with Windows and Microsoft SQL Server Express, the most common setup, and covers macOS, Linux, MySQL and Oracle too. Already running Commander4j? See [[Upgrading]].
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 =Getting Started=
 *[[Introduction]]
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 *[[Navigation]]
 *[[Example Screens]]
+*[[Getting Started|What to set up first]]
-[[Category:Commander4j]]
+*[[Folder Structure]]
+*[[Select Printer|Printer (choosing where labels and reports print)]]
 =User Guide=
-[[Category:Commander4j]]
+''Sections follow the application's main menu.''
 ===Pallet Transactions===
 *[[Pallet Label]]
-*[[Production Declaration]]
+**[[Production Declaration]]
-*[[Production Confirmation]]
+**[[Process Order Assign to Labeller|Assign a process order to a labeller]]
-*[[Pallet Admin]]
+*[[Production Confirmation|Confirm]]
-*[[Pallet History]]
+*[[Despatch]]
+*[[Pallet Admin|Pallet Info]]
 *[[Pallet Issue]]
 *[[Pallet Return]]
 *[[Split Pallet]]
-*[[Assign Process Order to Auto Labeller]]
+*[[Pallet History|History]]
-*[[Production Lines & Labellers]]
+*Setup
-*[[Despatch]]
-**[[Equipment Admin]]
 **[[Journeys]]
-*[[Material Batches|Batches]]
+**[[Equipment Admin|Equipment]]
-*[[Bill of Materials]]
+**[[Production Lines & Labellers|Production Lines]]
-**[[Enquiries]]
+**[[Label Printers]]
-**[[View / Edit]]
+===Tray & Case Labels===
-**Configuration
+*[[Case Label|Case Label Printing]]
-***[[Structure]]
+*Setup
-***[[Elements]]
+**[[Production Lines & Labellers|Production Lines]]
-***[[Defaults]]
+**[[Label Printers]]
-***[[Lists]]
+===Waste===
+*[[Waste Recording|Overview]]
-[[Category:Commander4j]]
+*[[Waste Log]]
+*[[Waste Reporting]]
-===Case / Tray Labels===
+**[[Waste Reports Examples]]
-*[[Case Label|Case & Tray Labels]]
+*Setup
-**[[Production Lines & Labellers]]
+**[[Waste Transactions|Transactions]]
+**[[Waste Containers|Containers]]
-[[Category:Commander4j]]
+**[[Waste Locations|Locations]]
+**[[Waste Reporting Groups|Reporting Groups]]
-===Quality Control Transactions===
+**[[Waste Reporting IDs|Reporting IDs]]
-*[[Quality Control Sample|Sample Labels]]
+**[[Waste Materials|Materials]]
-**[[Inspections]]
+**[[Waste Types|Types]]
+**[[Waste Reasons|Reasons]]
+**[[Link Location to Reporting ID|Location Link to Reporting ID]]
+**[[Link Reporting ID to Location|Reporting ID Link to Location]]
+===Quality Management===
+*'''Panel Samples'''
+**[[Quality Control Sample|Print Sample Labels]]
+**[[Update Samples|Update Sample Results]]
+**[[Results Enquiry]]
+**[[Edit Sample]]
+**[[Panel Results]]
+**[[Results Analysis and Reporting|Results Analysis]]
+**Setup
 ***[[Selection Lists]]
+***[[Inspections]]
 ***[[Dictionary]]
-**[[Update Samples]]
+*'''Weight Checks'''
-**[[Results Analysis and Reporting]]
+**[[Weight Checks Module|Overview]]
-**[[Database Schema used by Panel Samples]]
+**[[Weight Checks Data Capture|Weight Checks]]
-*Pallet Sorting
+**[[Weight Check Reports|Weight Report]]
-**[[Pallet Samples & Faults|Samples & Faults]]
+**Setup
+***[[Sample Point Admin|Sample Points]]
+***[[Scale Admin|Scales]]
+***[[Workstation Admin|Workstations]]
+***[[Tolerable Negative Errors]]
+***[[Product Groups]]
+***[[Container Codes]]
+*'''Sorting'''
+**[[Pallet Samples & Faults]]
 **[[Pallet Samples Enquiries & Reports|Enquiries & Reports]]
-***[[Pallet Sample Reasons|Reasons]]
+**Setup
 ***[[Pallet Sample Defect Types|Defect Types]]
 ***[[Pallet Sample Defect IDs|Defect IDs]]
 ***[[Sample Point Admin|Sample Points]]
+***[[Pallet Sample Reasons|Sample Reasons]]
 ***[[Pallet Sample Shift Names|Shift Names]]
 ***[[Pallet Sample Packing Lines|Packing Lines]]
 ***[[Pallet Sample Supplier Admin|Suppliers]]
 ***[[Pallet Sample Operatives|Operatives]]
-*[[Isolate]]
+*'''Master Holds'''
-**[[Quality Control Decisions]]
+**[[Isolate]]
-**[[Quality Control Reasons]]
+**Setup
+***[[Quality Control Decisions|Decisions]]
-[[Category:Commander4j]]
+***[[Quality Control Reasons|Reasons]]
+===Master Data===
-===Waste Recording===
+*[[Customers]]
+**[[Customer Data]]
-*[[Waste Recording | Overview]]
+*[[Locations]]
-*[[Waste Log]]
+*[[Materials]]
-**[[Waste Transactions]]
+*[[Material Locations]]
-**[[Waste Containers]]
+*[[Material Types]]
-**[[Waste Locations]]
+*[[Units of Measure|Units]]
-**[[Waste Materials]]
+*[[Material Batches|Batches]]
-**[[Waste Types]]
+*[[Required Resources|Resources]]
-**[[Waste Reasons]]
+*[[Process Orders|Orders]]
-*[[Waste Reporting]]
-**[[Waste Reports Examples]]
-**[[Waste Reporting IDs]]
-**[[Waste Reporting Groups]]
-**[[Link Location to Reporting ID]]
-**[[Link Reporting ID to Location]]
-===Weight Checks===
-*[[Weight Checks Data Capture]]
-*[[Weight Check Reports]]
-**[[Sample Point Admin]]
-**[[Scale Admin]]
-**[[Workstation Admin]]
-**[[Tolerable Negative Errors]]
-**[[Product Groups]]
-**[[Container Codes]]
-[[Category:Commander4j]]
-===Customers===
-*[[Customers|Customer Admin]]
-*[[Customer Data]]
-[[Category:Commander4j]]
-[[Category:Commander4j]]
-===Process Orders===
-*[[Process Orders]]
 **[[Process Order Barcode]]
-**[[Required Resources]]
+*[[Bill of Materials]]
+**[[View / Edit]]
+**[[Enquiries]]
+**Setup
+***[[Defaults]]
+***[[Elements]]
+***[[Structure]]
+***[[Lists]]
+===Administration===
+*'''Customise Application'''
+**[[Customising|Overview]]
+**[[Menu Maintenance]]
+**[[Toolbar Maintenance]]
+**[[Scanner Menu Maintenance|RF Menu Maintenance]]
+*'''Permissions'''
+**[[Permissions|How permissions work]]
+**[[Users]]
+**[[Groups]]
+**[[Audit Reports|Audit Log]]
+*'''Setup'''
+**[[System Keys|Settings]]
+**[[Modules]]
+**[[Language & Translations|Translations]]
+**[[Email Settings]]
+*'''Interfaces'''
+**[[Interface Admin]]
+**[[Process Messages]]
+**[[Interface Log]]
+**[[Request Queue]]
+**[[Interface Service]]
+**[[Install Interface Services]]
+**[[Interface Message Formats]]
+**[[Interface Example Data Flow 1]]
+**[[Interface Example Data Flow 2]]
+*'''Tools'''
+**[[Report Admin|User Reports]]
+***[[Report Properties]]
+***[[Schema Browser]]
+**[[Standard Reports]]
+**[[Automatic Data Archiving|Archive Admin]]
+**[[Clone4j]]
+===Scanner web application===
+*[[Web Applications Overview]]
+*[[Quality Panel Web Interface]]
+===Reference===
+*'''Barcode labels'''
+**[[Label Template Syntax]]
+**[[Label Function Syntax]]
+**[[Zebra ZPL Label]]
+**[[Intermec IPL Label]]
+**[[Printer Queues]]
+**[[Useful Information]]
+*[[Database Schema used by Panel Samples]]
 [[Category:Commander4j]]
-===Materials===
-*[[Materials|Material Admin]]
-**[[Units of Measure]]
-**[[Material Locations]]
-**[[Material Types]]