PDF template management

Introduction

Your Kronos management interface allows you to create or modify PDF templates that are used for home printing and on-site printing. In this article you will learn how to create or modify a template on your Ticketack instance and associate it with a ticket type.

1. Log in to your “Kronos” management interface on your device.

2. When you are on the Kronos dashboard, you will go to the gear icon at the top right of the screen and click it.

3. Then go to the settings and select the “PDF Layouts” option. Finally, click on “Add a template” to create a layout and access the different configuration options.

4. Make sure save the layouts you have created by clicking on the “Save” button at the top right..

Creation/modification of layouts

Background information :

Name of the template :

This parameter allows you to give a name to your Template by customizing it

PDF type:

This setting allows you to choose the type of PDF you want to generate. You can select from several options, such as :

Ticket : to obtain a ticket
Reservation Summary : To obtain a summary of your reservations
Receipt : to obtain a proof of payment
Cash closing : to obtain a cash closing report
Addition : to obtain an invoice or a bill
Order picking : To obtain an order preparation list.

Destination :

This setting allows you to choose your destination for printing, you have several options to choose from, such as :

Printing on a standard printer :print on-line from home
Printing on a thermal printer : Printing on a thermal printer
Printing on a card printer : printing from a printer specialized in making cards

Dimensions of the template :

This parameter allows you to choose the format for your Template, you can choose from several formats, such as :

A0 to A10
B0 to B10
C0 to C10
Termal
Thermal_Landscape : the landscape mode of Thermal
A4_Landscape : the landscape mode of A4
Custom : allows you to choose the dimensions of your choice.

Here is a comparison between the Thermal format and the A4 format:

Format thermique Format A4

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Texts

Holder Information :

This setting allows you to display several fields of holder information, you can select different options, such as :

First name
Name
Full name
Full name reversed
Title
Email
Age
Date of birth
Type
Phone
Cell phone
Language
Street
City
Postal code
Country

Ticket Information:

This parameter allows to display several information fields of the ticket, you can select different options, such as :

TicketID
TicketID (without the title)
UUID
Date of activation
Name of the tariff
Price
Description of the tariff
Valid from date
End date of validity
Start date – end date of validity

Ticket type information:

This parameter allows you to display two information fields of the ticket type, you have two types options to choose from, such as :

Name
Description

Session Information:

This setting allows you to display several information fields about the session. You can select different options, such as :

Title
Room
Start date
End date
Start date – end date

Box Office Information:

This setting allows you to display several information fields on the ticket that are already integrated in the Kronos system, you can select different options, such as :

Name
Short name
Address
Phone
Email
TVA

Printing environment:

This setting allows you to display several information fields about the printout, you can select from the following options:

Current User Name : Displays the name of the user currently logged in.
Point of Sale :Displays the location or point of sale where the page is printed.
Print date : displays the date and time the page was printed.

Customized text :

This setting allows you to add custom text in a hard way.

Link :

This parameter allows you to add a custom link in a hard way

Images

Library image:

This setting allows you to choose the type of image and resize it according to your preferences, you can select from the following options:

Image type :
- Logo
- iĉone
- Favicon

Resize :
- Parent size : the photo will be resized to fit the size of the frame in which it is displayed.
- Cover the parent : the photo will be enlarged to fill the frame completely, possibly cutting out part of the image.
- Content in the parent : the photo will be resized to fit the frame, displaying the whole image without cutting it

Custom image :

This parameter allows you to select an image from your device, which is not already present in the Krnons system.

Photo holder:

This setting allows you to choose how the photos will be displayed on your layout, you can select different options to change the photo size, such as :

Parent size : the photo will be resized to fit the size of the frame in which it is displayed.
Cover the parent : the photo will be enlarged to fill the frame completely, possibly cutting out part of the image.
Content in the parent : the photo will be resized to fit the frame, displaying the whole image without cutting it

QRCode :

This setting allows you to add a QRCode to your layouts that you have created. This code can be scanned with a device to quickly access information.

Forms

Setting :

This parameter allows you to add shape to your layout.

Line :

This parameter allows you to add a line on your layout.

Application of a layout to a ticket type

1. Access to the “Administration” category and click on it.

2. On the left side of the screen, locate the “Sale” option, then click on the category labeled “Ticket Type”.

3. Select one of the ticket types you have created, then go to the “PDF Template” option and choose the layouts you want to use in print.

4. Be sure to save the PDF templates you have selected by clicking on the “Save” button in the middle.

For detailed information on how to associate a layout with a ticket type, you can visit thManagement of ticket types

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PDF template management

Introduction

Creation/modification of layouts