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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 element.
  2. Set X Start to 5%, X End to 95%.
  3. Set Y Start to 19%, Y End to 31%.
  4. Set Value template to {{ package.item.name }}.
  5. Set Font to Helvetica-Bold, Font size to 11, and Resize Strategy to Shrink Text.

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.

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": [
    {
      "name": "Tag barcode",
      "elementType": "CODE128_BARCODE",
      "xStartFraction": 0.05,
      "xEndFraction": 0.95,
      "yStartFraction": 0.46,
      "yEndFraction": 0.66,
      "valueTemplate": "{{ package.label }}"
    },
    {
      "name": "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"
    },
    {
      "name": "Logo",
      "elementType": "IMAGE",
      "xStartFraction": 0.25,
      "xEndFraction": 0.75,
      "yStartFraction": 0.84,
      "yEndFraction": 0.98,
      "valueTemplate": "{{ images['logo.png'] }}"
    },
    {
      "name": "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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