PowerForms Suite	LMS Pro	LMS Enterprise
GENERAL
Native 32 and 64-bit Windows service	X	X	X
Maximum printers per server	5 / unlimited	unlimited	unlimited
Multi-core server print processing optimization		X	X
Customizable logging	X	X	X
PERFORMANCE
Label templates and printers can be updated without system downtime	X	X	X
Failover cluster support			X
Load-balancing cluster support for TCP/IP, HTTP and Web service triggers			X
TRIGGERS / CONNECTORS
File drop	X	X	X
Serial port (RS232)	X	X	X
Database monitor	X	X	X
TCP/IP socket	X	X	X
HTTP		X	X
Web Service			X
FILTERS – DATA EXTRACTION AND MAPPING
Process structured text data (CSV and fixed-width columns)	X	X	X
Process NiceLabel XML format	X	X	X
Process Oracle XML data (WMS and MSCA)		X	X
Process SAP AII XML data		X	X
Process custom XML data		X	X
Process unstructured text and binary data	X	X	X
Dynamic auto-mapping fields to label variables	X	X	X
Process the same input data through multiple filters	X	X	X
Live color coded preview of extracted data fields during configuration	X	X	X
Filter execution simulation (test mapping without print)	X	X	X
Automatic parsing of field:value pairs in the HTTP query string		X	X
UNSTRUCTURED DATA FILTER - MAPPER
Binary data support	X	X	X
Graphical display of non-printable characters	X	X	X
Sub areas (repeatable data field blocks)	X	X	X
Assignment areas (dynamic number of extracted data fields defined by field-value pairs)	X	X	X
Auto-configuring the field-variable mapping based on the matching names	X	X	X

 

	PowerForms Suite	LMS Pro	LMS Enterprise
COMPLIANCE & STATUS FEEDBACK
Asynchronous printing (do not wait for status feedback)	X	X	X
Synchronous printing (wait for status feedback)		X	X
Return job status		X	X
Return printer status		X	X
ACTIONS, COMMANDS AND RULES
Print labels	X	X	X
Print to PDF preserving label dimensions			X
Generate label preview as an image file			X
Get label information (list of variables, label length)			X
VBScript and Python scripting	X	X	X
String data manipulation: Search & replace	X	X	X
Advanced string manipulation functions	X	X	X
Printer selection from input data field	X	X	X
Dynamic central control of all printer settings		X	X
Conversion of XML formats using XSL style sheets (XSLT)			X
Web Service client			X
Execute SQL statement		X	X
Send data to TCP/IP socket	X	X	X
HTTP request action (POST, GET, PUT, DELETE methods)			X
RESTful Web Services - multiple triggers on the same port		X	X
NEW: Secured data exchange (SSL) over HTTP and Web Service triggers			X
Standard response codes and custom feedback for HTTP and Web Service triggers		X	X
Send data to printer	X	X	X
Save/Read data to/from file		X	X
Read/Send data to serial port	X	X	X
Run third party applications in command-line	X	X	X
Conditional actions (execute action only when defined condition is met)	X	X	X
Try..Except advanced error handling			X
Control with command scripts (JOB files)	X	X	X

 

	PowerForms Suite	LMS Pro	LMS Enterprise
RECOMMENDED LABEL DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT
Professional graphical label designer	X	X	X
Extensive linear and 2D barcode symbology	X	X	X
RFID tags	X	X	X
Pre-made compliance label samples	X	X	X
Centralized document and logging repository for control and traceability		X	X
Controlled role based access to label templates		X	X
FDA compliant security with electronic signatures			X
Multi-stage label template approval workflows and versioning			X
NEW: Label catalog for minimizing number of label templates and easier maintenance			X
NEW: Graphical highlighting of differences between label variations			X
NEW: Automatic synchronization between production centers			X
NEW: Label promotion between development, testing and production tiers			X
NEW: Secure HTTPS communication			X

 

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