LaserNet Developer is the core design and configuration tool allowing customers to create intelligent and sophisticated customer-focused documents form any data source. LaserNet Developer is a graphics design tool, in which formatting of data is made with a simple point and click, using the mouse to define settings for any document or file which should be handled in LaserNet.
The software is installed anywhere on the network, on a dedicated workstation or maybe it is handled by an external reseller which support the running LaserNet installation.
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Filter
The software contains several standard input filters standardize the incoming data formats, to optimize the existing data streams and form creation.
LaserNet can convert to and from any codepage format supported by Windows.
Driver
Any Windows driver can be used together with LaserNet, which means full control of page size, font types, line spacing, shading, colours, duplex and tray selection etc. and all options can be different from one form to another.
Overlay
Any overlay or drawing created in any Windows application like Microsoft Word, Publisher or even Adobe Indesign can be inserted in LaserNet Developer. This unique overlay support gives customers the possibilities to maintain overlays separately from the forms application.
Barcode
Special label documents can be designed using all types of Barcodes including 2D barcodes, PDF 417, EAN 13, EAN 128 and many more.
Charts & Graphs
LaserNet makes it very easy to incorporate small illustrations by the product code, add chemical hazard symbols onto labels, incorporate graphs or charts into reports & financial statements.
Calculations
Perform any calculations on the data stream, including adding numbers, running totals calculate transport lines, discount coulombs etc. New calculated fields can be linked back to the main application.
Unicode
LaserNet has native support for all Unicode formats, such as UTF-8, UCS-2, UFT-16 etc. for design and print of documents in Chinese, Russian, Korean etc. This means transferring single byte character set like ASCII into double byte character set without any change in the application system.
Rearrange Master
The LaserNet Developer is built with a powerful tool for handling forms design using Master pages and child pages. This means that documents can be used as Master for other documents and all corrections, font, calculations and settings will be inherited to the new form, email, fax, file etc. This means outstanding easily handling and maintenance of forms setup.
JavaScript
Using Java technology, LaserNet makes it possible for users to create, build and run JavaScript in LaserNet. This means that any script can be called from LaserNet when processing data or pass information between modules. The JavaScript function in LaserNet lets advanced users create specialised applications or functions if needed.
JobInfo
JobInfo - LaserNet has a powerful and flexible support for adding meta data to the data stream. Lots of information that may be interesting when handling a job (ex. username, originating printer or mail headers) gets attached to the job, identified with a unique name. For example, the JobInfo "DocName" contains the original document name as shown in the Windows spooler subsystem, such as "Microsoft Word - LaserNet.doc". LaserNet uses the Job Info system for setting up information like an e-mail addresses, archive indexes, FAX numbers, or printer specific information. The additional data inserted into Job Infos are commonly used for setting up conditions for validating the data stream. When mail is received on a mail input port, a "MailFrom" JobInfo is set. As the data reaches the form recognition part of LaserNet, a form may been configured to differentiate based on the "MailFrom" JobInfo, so that "bugs@efstech.dk" and "b2b@efstech.dk" e-mail addresses can be assigned each their form and data flow throughout LaserNet.
Combinations
The above functionality is only part of the many different possibilities and options supplied in LaserNet Developer. The software is built with high focus on user friendliness and reformatting documents can be done without any programming.