inFlow has supported barcode scanning for years now, and it’s one of the app’s most popular features. It speeds up sales because you can scan something once instead of typing it out, and you’re less prone to errors with a scanner than with a keyboard.
This barcode workflow had previously required you to house the barcodes in inFlow and then use another program to actually print the labels. It was still a working solution, but we definitely felt the disconnect.
So we’re happy to announce that our latest update helps to close that workflow loop. You can now use your DYMO printer to create pricing labels, barcode stickers, and more — right from inFlow Inventory for Windows.
We’ve written a full support article for setting up our DYMO integration, but all you’ll really need is a DYMO printer and inFlow Inventory.
You can use the their free Label software to create your own label templates for use in inFlow Inventory. These templates can be as large or as small as your DYMO printer can handle, and Label will help you test to see how much information can fit on a single label. If you don’t own a DYMO printer yet, you can check out our review of the LabelWriter 450.
Barcode as you go with DYMO and inFlow
Our integration with DYMO helps you to print fields like Item Name and Barcode so you can easily create labels that suit your business. If your business doesn’t use barcodes yet, you can easily create them with our Archon Code 39 Font.
You’ll love this feature for printing barcodes as you receive products on purchase orders, or as you finish making new items on work orders. inFlow will act as your permanent record of the goods you created and received, but it will also help you create the physical labels necessary for scanning and easy organizing. It’s the easiest way to barcode your business!
Create quick price tags with inFlow Inventory
If you set your own prices for your products, inFlow can now help you quickly create price stickers for use on you products or shelves. A simple label including the Item Name and Barcode. If you don’t have any price stickers yet, but have all of your item names and prices in inFlow, we’ve got a quick pro tip for you:
- Create and import a DYMO template that includes Price and Item Name.
- Make a new purchase order with all of the products that need price stickers
- Set the quantity column to the number of stickers that need to be printed for each product
- Head to the Labels and select Make Labels.
- On the Make Labels window, make sure you have the proper template selected.
That’s it. You’ll then be able to print out multiple labels for all the products included on that purchase order, with a single click.
We’re working hard on even more integrations for inFlow Inventory, but we hope you’ll give our DYMO integration a try and let us know what you think in the comments.
If you haven’t used inFlow before, follow the link below to check it out!
What are the plans to bring this to the inFlow On-Premise application?
Hi Annette,
I’m sorry, these new features are specifically for inFlow Inventory, and we do not currently have any plans to bring them to inFlow On-Premise.
For context on why we’re focusing on Cloud specifically, please see this post from one of our co-founders: https://www.inflowstaging.com/blog/letter-inflows-founders/
We have several printers but no DYMO (and none seems to be available here in the North East of Europe). Is there no other way to print labels directly from InFlow Cloud to any labelprinter?
I’m sorry Fons, this integration is particularly with DYMO printers because it uses the DYMO API to pass label making info from inFlow Inventory to them. If you have any recommendations for other label printers, I can pass the suggestion onto our developer team for consideration.
How much is the Barcode Printer DYMO LabelWriter 450?
Hi Sam, you can find it online for about $150 USD retail.
Is the Dymo LW450 Wireless supported?
Hi Lance, we’re still testing the DYMO LabelWriter Wireless printer because it looks like you have to set it up as a wireless network printer first, so no news on that just now. But we have tested the LW450 and the LW450 Twin with inFlow Inventory.
Nice Post… Keep It Up…
Thanks for sharing this kind of information with us. it’s very helpful.
we have inflow onsite.
Can we us the dymo label printer.
Hi Bruce, sorry these integrations are only available for inFlow Inventory.
inFlow On-Premise supports barcode scanning, but you’d have to use other software to generate the barcodes. If you use a DYMO printer, they do offer free label-making software as well.
The Dymo 450 is no longer available. We’ve had to buy the 550, which uses Dymo Connect and is not supported in Inflow. When can we expect this to be updated?
We now have to download CSV’s of the inventory, modify the CSV’s as required, then import to Dymo to create the labels. Significantly more time consuming. And we don’t know how to get images on the labels.
Hi Alex,
Sorry to hear about the troubles you’re having with your label printing. We’ve been getting some feedback on this which is why we’ve been working hard on a lot of printer-related features and hardware. First, we aim to release an update where you will be able to work with some Brother, Zebra, and Dymo 550 printers at the of end of October/early November. We are also working on label design software that we hope to have ready in a few months. Lastly we are currently in the works creating our very own inFlow Label Printer which we are very excited about. If you need any more information please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at support@inflowinventory.com
Cheers,
Jared