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Step 6: Name the product

The barcode already pulls from the package record. Now put the product name on the label the same way.

  1. Add a Text layer and set its Layer description to Product name.
  2. Drag it into a band between the logo and the barcode: X: 5% – 95%, Y: 19% – 31%.
  3. Set Value template to {{ package.item.name }}.
  4. Set Font Size to 11 and Resize Strategy to Shrink Text.
  5. Make it bold: open Current layout JSON at the bottom of the tab, find the Product name layer, and change its "paragraphFontName" from "Helvetica" to "Helvetica-Bold".

package.item.name reaches one level deeper than package.label. The item is a nested record on the package, so you walk to it with a dot. Anything Metrc stores on the package is reachable the same way.

The Font dropdown offers only the three base families. Bold, italic and oblique variants are set in the JSON, and Text Formatting lists every name.

Product names vary in length, which is exactly when Shrink Text earns its keep. Compare the longest and shortest names below: both fit their box.

Labels showing each product name

Printed PDF • Layout JSON

Behind the scenes 
{
  "name": "Tutorial label",
  "labelContentLayoutElements": [
    {
      "description": "Tag barcode",
      "elementType": "CODE128_BARCODE",
      "xStartFraction": 0.05,
      "xEndFraction": 0.95,
      "yStartFraction": 0.46,
      "yEndFraction": 0.66,
      "valueTemplate": "{{ package.label }}"
    },
    {
      "description": "Tag number",
      "elementType": "TEXT",
      "xStartFraction": 0.05,
      "xEndFraction": 0.95,
      "yStartFraction": 0.38,
      "yEndFraction": 0.45,
      "valueTemplate": "{{ package.label | boldEndingDigits }}",
      "paragraphFontName": "Helvetica",
      "paragraphFontSize": 7,
      "paragraphSpacing": 8,
      "horizontalParagraphAlignment": "CENTER",
      "paragraphTextResizeStrategy": "SHRINK_TEXT"
    },
    {
      "description": "Logo",
      "elementType": "IMAGE",
      "xStartFraction": 0.25,
      "xEndFraction": 0.75,
      "yStartFraction": 0.84,
      "yEndFraction": 0.98,
      "valueTemplate": "{{ images['logo.png'] }}"
    },
    {
      "description": "Product name",
      "elementType": "TEXT",
      "xStartFraction": 0.05,
      "xEndFraction": 0.95,
      "yStartFraction": 0.69,
      "yEndFraction": 0.81,
      "valueTemplate": "{{ package.item.name }}",
      "paragraphFontName": "Helvetica-Bold",
      "paragraphFontSize": 11,
      "paragraphSpacing": 12,
      "horizontalParagraphAlignment": "CENTER",
      "paragraphTextResizeStrategy": "SHRINK_TEXT"
    }
  ]
}

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