Illustrative previewA per-tenant Business Central AL extension that generates GS1-128,
Data Matrix, and QR labels with SSCC, GTIN, lot, and expiry application identifiers — printed at receiving, production output, and shipping to ZPL thermal printers. Built, installed, and supported by ECOSIRE.
What is GS1-128 Barcode & Label Designer?
A per-tenant Business Central AL extension that generates GS1-128, Data Matrix, and QR labels with SSCC, GTIN, lot, and expiry application identifiers — printed at receiving, production output, and shipping to ZPL thermal printers. Built, installed, and supported by ECOSIRE. Built to order by ECOSIRE for Dynamics 365 BC (build-to-order) — indicative price from $999.00 USD; request a quote for a scoped proposal.
Key Features
Built to order, done for you
No DIY setup — a working app, built, installed and supported by ECOSIRE.
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You order
Start with a one-time build price. We scope it with you at kickoff.
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We build & install
ECOSIRE builds, configures and installs it on your Dynamics 365 Business Central.
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Go live + support
You go live in about one working week, with two weeks of go-live support. Defects in the code we deliver are fixed free of charge.
About this Product
The GS1-128 Barcode & Label Designer is a build-to-order Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central extension that brings retailer- and regulator-compliant labeling directly into your BC workflow — no spreadsheet middleware, no separate label server forced into your stack.
Written in AL as a per-tenant extension, it adds table and page extensions to Item, Item Tracking (lot/serial), and Warehouse Shipment, plus event subscribers that fire label generation at the moments that matter: posting a Warehouse Receipt, registering production output, or posting a Warehouse/Sales Shipment. It encodes GS1-128 linear barcodes and 2D symbologies (Data Matrix, QR) with correctly structured GS1 Application Identifiers — (00) SSCC, (01) GTIN, (10) lot/batch, (17) expiry, (21) serial, (37) count — including FNC1 separators and check-digit calculation so scans pass at the retailer dock and the regulator audit.
ECOSIRE does not sell this as an instant AppSource download. We scope your label formats, build the extension against your Business Central environment (SaaS online or on-prem), install it as a signed per-tenant extension, wire it to your label hardware, and support it. The drag-and-drop template designer lets your team lay out logos, human-readable text, and barcode zones, then export native ZPL for Zebra and compatible thermal printers — or render a PDF label for laser/inkjet. Printing can run interactively from the document or unattended via a Job Queue entry for batch runs.
Permission sets ship with the extension so labeling rights are governed by BC security. Data stays in your tenant; nothing is brokered through an external SaaS unless you ask for one. The result is GS1 compliance that lives where your inventory lives — inside Business Central.
What you get
- A signed per-tenant Business Central AL extension (.app) installed on your sandbox first, then your production environment
- Configured GS1 label templates mapped to your actual label stock sizes and the symbologies your retailers/regulators require
- ZPL printer profiles configured for your specific thermal printer models, validated with live test prints
- Event-subscriber wiring for label generation at the document points you select (receiving, production output, shipping)
- A scoped permission set and role assignment so labeling is governed by your existing BC security model
- Handover documentation plus a screen-share training session for your warehouse, production, and compliance users
Who this is for
Logistics & Compliance Manager
Owns retailer chargeback risk and regulatory labeling mandates. Needs SSCC logistic labels and lot/expiry AIs that scan cleanly at the customer's dock and survive an audit, without bolting on a separate labeling platform.
Warehouse Operations Lead
Wants labels printed in-flow — at receiving, pick/pack, and shipment posting — straight from Business Central documents to the floor's Zebra printers, with no double data entry from BC into a label tool.
Production / Quality Supervisor
Labels finished goods at output registration with batch, production date, and expiry pulled from Item Tracking, ensuring every unit and case carries the correct GS1 identifiers for traceability and recall readiness.
How GS1-128 Barcode & Label Designer Compares
| Criterion | ECOSIRE | Custom Build | Competitor | Dynamics 365 Business Central Native |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS1 Application Identifiers (SSCC, GTIN, lot, expiry, serial) with correct FNC1/check digits | Included | Partial support | Partial support | Not included |
| 2D symbologies (GS1 Data Matrix / QR) for small-item and medical-device labels | Included | Partial support | Partial support | Not included |
| Drag-and-drop label template designer inside Business Central | Included | Not included | Included | Not included |
| Native ZPL export validated on your actual thermal printer models | Included | Partial support | Partial support | Not included |
| Auto-trigger at receiving, production output, and shipment via AL event subscribers | Included | Included | Partial support | Not included |
| Built, installed as a per-tenant extension, and supported on your environment | Included | Partial support | Not included | Not included |
| Tailored to your exact label stock, formats, and retailer/regulator mandates | Included | Included | Not included | Not included |
Frequently Asked Questions about GS1-128 Barcode & Label Designer
How is this delivered, and what is the lead time?
This is a build-to-order extension, not an instant AppSource download. After a short scoping call to confirm your label formats, symbologies, and printer models, ECOSIRE builds the AL extension and installs it first on your Business Central sandbox for validation, then on production. Typical lead time is about one working week depending on the number of label templates and printer profiles. You see test prints on your own hardware before sign-off.
Will this work on Business Central online (SaaS) or only on-premises?
Both. It is built as a per-tenant extension that installs on Business Central online (SaaS) or on-premises/private-hosted environments. For SaaS, ZPL is delivered to your printers via your local print path (BC's printing options or your print management setup); for on-prem we wire it to your print server directly. We confirm your exact print architecture during scoping.
How are ongoing support and updates handled?
Because ECOSIRE builds and owns the extension code, we ship updates as new versioned .app releases — installed to your sandbox first, then production. Support covers bug fixes, new label templates, additional Application Identifiers, and compatibility with Business Central's twice-yearly major releases. Support terms are agreed at purchase; we do not abandon the extension after install.
Can it generate SSCC labels for pallets and cases, not just individual items?
Yes. The extension calculates SSCC (AI 00) values with the correct check digit and supports the GS1 Logistic Label structure for pallets and outer cases, including the GTIN of contained units (AI 01/02), batch (10), expiry (17), and count (37). Case/pallet hierarchy is configured to match how you build logistic units.
Does my data leave Business Central or go through a third-party service?
No. Barcode encoding, check-digit math, and label rendering all run inside the AL extension on your own tenant. Lot, serial, and expiry come directly from BC Item Tracking. Nothing is brokered through an external SaaS unless you specifically request an integration, in which case it's scoped and disclosed up front.
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GS1-128 Barcode & Label Designer
A per-tenant Business Central AL extension that generates GS1-128, Data Matrix, and QR labels with SSCC, GTIN, lot, and expiry application identifiers — printed at receiving, production output, and shipping to ZPL thermal printers. Built, installed, and supported by ECOSIRE.
- GS1-128 (UCC/EAN-128) linear barcode generation with FNC1 separators and modulo-103 check characters rendered on BC report layouts and labels
- 2D symbology support — GS1 Data Matrix and GS1 QR — for small-item and pharma/medical-device labeling where linear barcodes won't fit
- Structured GS1 Application Identifiers: (00) SSCC, (01) GTIN, (10) batch/lot, (17) expiry date, (21) serial, (11) production date, (37) count of items
- Check-digit and SSCC sequence calculation handled in AL — no manual digit entry, no malformed scans at the retailer dock