The Meadow iPad app's Packing Tool allows you to see and manage new orders that come in that need to be packed up for fulfillment. These could be:
In-Store Orders from a Drawerless shift
Pick-Up Orders from the Embedded Menu or Admin
Delivery Orders from the Embedded Menu or Admin
Kiosk Orders can be either Pick-Up or Delivery
Packing Slips
New orders that come in will automatically print a packing slip if you have a printer connected to the packing iPad.
Use the toggles on each tab (In-store, pickup, and delivery) to select which order types automatically print a packing slip (if any).
You can also manually pull the order up on the screen and pack it without printing.
Important: Ensure that the Packing tool remains open on the iPad to enable automatic printing of receipts when orders are packed.
Delivery Receipts
On the Delivery tab there is a second toggle in addition to the "prints packing slip" option. If this "Delivery" toggle is active, a delivery receipt will automatically print for every order.
If both toggles are active, both a packing slip and delivery receipt will print automatically for delivery orders.
If any receipts are missed due to the tool being closed earlier, they can be reprinted manually later, ensuring no receipt is left unaccounted for.
Scanning and Marking Packed
If an order contains Metrc packages, you will be required to scan a label to confirm the Metrc packages being used for the order.
If you scan a different package of the same product, the packages on the order will be swapped.
Once the products have been scanned, you can click "Mark Packed" which will change the order's status in Admin and also remove it from the packing tool.
Checking out an order at POS will also remove the order from the packing tool.
Pull to refresh orders list
You can now swipe the screen to refresh incoming orders
Setting Up an iPad and Printer as a Packing Station
Confirm that you have an iPad and a compatible printer connected to your system.
Open the Meadow app on the iPad and navigate to the Packing tool.
Ensure that the Packing tool remains open continuously. This setup ensures receipts are printed automatically whenever orders are packed.
Repurposing a Packing iPad Temporarily
Impact of Closing the Packing Tool: Automatic receipt printing stops, and you’ll need to restart the tool to resume operations.
Reprinting Missed Receipts: Receipts missed while the Packing tool was closed can still be printed manually after reopening.
This temporary use of the iPad doesn’t affect its packing station setup and it can easily be returned to its original function.