The following are the pros and cons of Text Merge layouts.

 

Text Merge layouts and Shared Text Merge layouts are the most common forms of layouts. Text Merge layouts are widely used for receipts, tickets and vouchers. Text Merge layouts can be output to a wide variety of specialized printers. Most commonly, Ticket and Voucher layouts are used with Cognitive (known for many years as Barcode Blaster) and Boca printers (see Printer commands for more information on creating layouts for Cognitive and Boca printers). Star or Epson model printers are used for saved sale, remote and receipt printing. They are created as .txt files using a text editor, and then are copied into a large text field in SysManager, where the text is used by the printing application. The .txt file doesn’t need to be retained after the text has been pasted into the text field. For Voucher and Ticket layouts, the layout is stored along with the item in the DCI that is to be printed.

 

If retained, Text Merge layouts are stored in Siriusware\Layouts. For more information on how layouts are stored, see Appendix A: Packing and unpacking layouts.