Location: Order > Pick List Tab | Plan: All Plans | Audience: Ops Team / Admins / Owner-Operators
Print Slips allow your team to label grouped inventory so everyone pulling, staging, and loading knows exactly what belongs together — and how many groups make up the full order. This is not an item-level label. It is an order-level slip that shows the order name, ID, contact info, delivery details, and a QR code linking directly to the order.
| 💡 A Print Slip is 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3 — attached to each physical group. It tells anyone on the floor: this is part of order LEHS Banquet, and there are 3 groups total. |
What's on a Print Slip
Every Print Slip contains the following, regardless of which items are in the order:
• Order name and order number (e.g., LEHS Banquet #9385B580)
• Contact name and email
• Delivery address and drop-off date/time
• Slip number and total slip count (e.g., 1 OF 1, 2 OF 3)
• QR code linking directly to the order in TapGoods
| ⚠️ Print Slips are not tied to specific inventory items. Any team member pulling any part of this order can use any slip to verify the order details and locate it in the system. |
Why This Matters
Without Print Slips, grouped inventory often gets separated during pulling, staging, or loading — especially on large or multi-truck orders. Teams lose count, loading errors happen, and someone ends up recounting at the venue.
With Print Slips, every physical group has a label. Anyone can pick it up, read it, and immediately know:
• What order this belongs to
• How many total groups exist
• Whether everything is accounted for
When to Use Print Slips
Use Print Slips any time inventory is grouped, batched, or staged separately. Most common scenarios:
• Linens stacked or hung in groups (e.g., 3 hangers of 10)
• Chairs bundled or stacked by quantity
• Tables grouped by size or type
• Decor packed into bins
• Glassware racks
• Any multi-cart or multi-truck fulfillment
| 📦 Rule of thumb: If more than one person will touch this inventory before it loads onto a truck, use Print Slips. |
How to Think About Grouping
The number of slips you print should match the number of physical units your team will handle separately. Ask:
| 👉 How will my team physically move these items? That answer determines your grouping. |
Example:
• Order includes 30 linens
• Team will hang them on 3 separate hangers of 10
• Print 3 slips: 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3
• Each hanger gets one slip — team instantly knows if something is missing
Recommended Workflow
Step 1 — Review the Order
• Identify high-volume or grouped items before pulling begins
• Decide how items will be packed, staged, and loaded
Step 2 — Create Logical Groups
Think in terms of the physical unit your team moves:
• Racks
• Bins
• Carts
• Trucks
| 💡 Groups should match how your team physically handles items — not how they're listed in the system. |
Step 3 — Print Slips
• Navigate to the order in TapGoods
• Click the Pick List tab
• Click Print Slips
• Enter the number of slips needed
• Select your print method and print
See: Print Slips: How to Print for step-by-step printing instructions.
Step 4 — Attach Labels Immediately
As items are pulled, staged, or packed:
• Attach the slip to the physical group right away
• Do not wait — labeling after the fact creates confusion
Step 5 — Stage by Group
• Keep each labeled group physically together in the warehouse
• Groups should be easy to count at a glance before loading
Step 6 — Load Using Slips as a Checklist
• Verify each labeled group as items go onto the truck
• Confirm all groups are accounted for before the truck leaves
Step 7 — Verify at Delivery (Optional)
• Drivers or on-site teams can confirm all groups arrived
• Use the QR code on each slip to pull up the order instantly
Multi-Truck Orders
Print Slips are especially critical when an order is split across multiple trucks. Best practice:
• Decide how many groups will go on each truck before printing
• Print the total number of slips for the full order (e.g., 1 of 5 through 5 of 5)
• Assign specific slips to each truck during staging
| 🚚 Multi-truck tip: Label each group before it goes on a truck so drivers can verify their load independently. See: Multi-Truck Assignment (coming soon). |
Common Mistakes to Avoid
| Instead of this... | Do this |
| ✗ Grouping based on what the system shows | ✓ Group based on how items are physically handled |
| ✗ Printing slips before knowing how items will be staged | ✓ Confirm staging plan first, then print |
| ✗ Labeling items after pulling is done | ✓ Label each group as it's pulled or packed |
| ✗ Letting labeled groups get mixed together | ✓ Keep each labeled group physically separate at all times |
| ✗ Ignoring slips during loading | ✓ Use slips as your final loading checkpoint |
Pro Tips from High-Performing Teams
• Use Print Slips for any grouping of 10+ units
• Standardize group sizes — e.g., linens always in groups of 10
• Train your team to trust the label, not memory
• Combine with truck assignments and staging zones for maximum efficiency
Related Articles
• Print Slips: How to Print (step-by-step printing instructions)
• Assign a Truck to a Route: https://tapgoods.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/21904416790676-How-To-Assign-a-Truck-to-a-Route-in-TapGoods-PRO
• Routing Calendar in TapGoods PRO: https://tapgoods.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/9861253020436-Routing-Calendar-in-TapGoods-PRO
• Multi-Truck Assignment (coming soon)
• Routing Map in TapGoods PRO
https://tapgoods.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/9739250721556-Routing-Map-in-TapGoods-PRO