--- title: "Link a Serialized Unit to a Work Order" slug: "link-a-serialized-unit-to-a-work-order" updated: 2026-03-17T18:21:47Z published: 2026-03-17T18:21:47Z excludeFromSearch: true --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.tulip.co/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Link a Serialized Unit to a Work Order Learn how to add a new button to your Tulip application that will print a barcode. This guide will walk you through creating the button, configuring its actions, and linking it to your work orders. 1\. Navigate to the app builder. ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/6536d289-0248-4d22-8836-8a118090929a/ascreenshot_23c752494c754bc78289a03f7f0710de_text_export.jpeg) 2\. Double-click "Untitled Step" ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/6536d289-0248-4d22-8836-8a118090929a/ascreenshot_1feace9858364b14b9ae97e4027f2740_text_export.jpeg) 3\. Type "Print barcode" 4\. Click here. ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/03f26c50-e78e-42c7-b228-d2094697fdd9/ascreenshot_8b47adb97ad64647b38227bfbab6499f_text_export.jpeg) 5\. Click "Text" ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/9c78510d-9ae0-4d04-8415-45901f8a432c/ascreenshot_127b11f515f4471d83b56e3e6e2c21a4_text_export.jpeg) 6\. Click "Text" ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/4aaf4ed7-9856-46bc-bdab-6f0fb9977c73/ascreenshot_14459764976b4df2bf26e97267eba7b8_text_export.jpeg) 7\. Click "Add Text..." ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/b247056c-24a6-4a77-8933-fd7307a12347/ascreenshot_7c74ff0136464db5910414b8d657c642_text_export.jpeg) 8\. Click here. ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/84ac2d9e-8985-4658-a4cb-954dbca458b9/ascreenshot_9925cadf9b8b40d18f026def1afe2577_text_export.jpeg) 9\. Type "Add a barcode to your unit" 10\. Click here. ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/ca1ae5f3-7b39-48ca-ab19-4b7224960dc2/ascreenshot_d4d59e3d2eac4875bfe1bebefde6242f_text_export.jpeg) 11\. Click here. ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/84fa7aeb-48e4-46be-b956-280fbf6ccd6b/ascreenshot_d37c6e265af84a56a3a81645729a2cfe_text_export.jpeg) 12\. Click "Add a barcode to your unit" ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/40763492-239d-4ca6-a00c-2e3a3fe3d7e7/ascreenshot_a7b3b212ae2f41bda9c87c655c5bea84_text_export.jpeg) 13\. Click here. ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/4452c762-efee-415e-9431-a545d3bbea12/ascreenshot_7431febafa6c45e89629d0b151134061_text_export.jpeg) 14\. Click this icon. ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/c141a916-b6f8-475c-8dcb-744b27189636/ascreenshot_aa4cf770b81c4c72bcfa21b521453f80_text_export.jpeg) 15\. Click "Button" ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/1919ae22-e122-486e-a222-ff47e8565484/ascreenshot_1062d2de466247d6b9642a9c2c915f6a_text_export.jpeg) 16\. Double-click the "Text" field. ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/8782b815-dba5-4e19-8186-fb14c0540b79/ascreenshot_4ec94404636745b391ccd0e750da6194_text_export.jpeg) 17\. Type "Add Barcode" 18\. Click here. ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/070267a9-a1da-4f5b-950f-f78329caa2af/ascreenshot_f06aed06a31941d7b80d430adbf92ed8_text_export.jpeg) 19\. Click here. ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/281bf73b-59fd-41fe-8e7c-f770d37ae529/ascreenshot_1cd28e7ea8cd4136909a03a73d4a22dd_text_export.jpeg) 20\. Click this icon. ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/1bf7a346-b11b-44ff-ae07-57e37f4d8456/ascreenshot_0dbfc8d0687746db8486dcd77a85eee1_text_export.jpeg) 21\. Type "Add Unit + Link to Work Order" 22\. Click "Add new action" ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/996619e5-423f-4b5f-96cb-733b40aac342/ascreenshot_40e95238e3294740b288d001da9d3fe2_text_export.jpeg) 23\. Select the "Table Records" option. ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/a5a64120-464e-4955-ad40-731eaae9d769/ascreenshot_98acdad3d4d04c1eb4ad83d1a2f4378f_text_export.jpeg) 24\. Select the "Create Record" option. ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/441e8757-e7a8-4312-9f3a-fe29f7df6d32/ascreenshot_44c0486537d1472795118dd56b263784_text_export.jpeg) 25\. Select the "Expression" option. ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/b1c13fa9-9488-43fb-98d4-d8d7e8bd4e1a/ascreenshot_0a000d26dfb541da9764cc7520845c74_text_export.jpeg) 26\. Click here. ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/2175b68d-5ac6-4c35-984d-4c846201de9b/ascreenshot_adf0941f79d94229893c677e77054759_text_export.jpeg) 27\. Type "Random" 28\. Click "randomstring()function" ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/53ed19d7-a9c3-478c-82c4-6904d762b284/ascreenshot_f5069e14d11845a5b2d1f59316f7a6cf_text_export.jpeg) 29\. Select the "Current Unit" option. ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/aeeb1cd8-c9d7-46a3-b765-4b7887add0ab/ascreenshot_0ffc4759965940c48401e25507d18ab9_text_export.jpeg) 30\. Click "Save" ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/d9123218-ca29-4769-b094-41f1e12f135b/ascreenshot_e485cfa77639463ca1da85b63cb7ba6c_text_export.jpeg) 31\. Click "Add new action" ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/e41f2c63-de47-4695-a9e0-3745a13269f7/ascreenshot_36572dc311704952a4dc93941ee524e2_text_export.jpeg) 32\. Select the "Data Manipulation" option. ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/12d47ad7-f76e-462e-85a7-57211fd9e89b/ascreenshot_b831154593424473aa145ad41942d110_text_export.jpeg) 33\. Select the "Store" option. ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/6de37a2a-7db3-421c-bf52-c5689bbc43e8/ascreenshot_cb163b7e4e6d4938af9260a1a2485b76_text_export.jpeg) 34\. Select the "Table record" option. ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/b87c738f-f284-4a24-a850-2639d1772541/ascreenshot_bc52f75bd6b441cd86e5662a73a33909_text_export.jpeg) 35\. Select the "B5TEtkXqjN9QgvGJL" option. ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/8118f262-9af7-4170-88e5-2bca58762e4b/ascreenshot_f983c06a2a404f878085fd39ff7dae92_text_export.jpeg) 36\. Select the "ID" option. ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/a1341c8f-873e-473b-824d-fe0b050dc2eb/ascreenshot_e5e2c738067e428aab699002e9fb811c_text_export.jpeg) 37\. Select the "Table record" option. ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/8c5e88dd-45aa-47fa-bcd2-9fd443233854/ascreenshot_a9485dbd81114cc6b701096daf2c0e62_text_export.jpeg) 38\. Select the "FTghJdF884NwQdJX9" option. ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/0bd56321-a934-47d1-bf5d-84e11c948610/ascreenshot_259a59a8869144efbf9162f4dd126f73_text_export.jpeg) 39\. Select the "Work Order ID" option. ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/fd975aa6-14d6-4525-82ba-0f8f1cab6ff1/ascreenshot_cb0c0fd677764121ab6621b1e61c470c_text_export.jpeg) 40\. Click "Add new transition" ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/c80e765f-edda-47c3-b352-31249dc6423f/ascreenshot_c553d4032dbf4ae8a199893141d62d7a_text_export.jpeg) 41\. Select the "Go To Step" option. ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/3a04b2d7-3174-4bfa-a733-be8a0c08127f/ascreenshot_e422342141724350826c4236efdb1784_text_export.jpeg) 42\. Select the "Next" option. ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/ed57a2ab-f975-4c30-8302-123a2c0d73c6/ascreenshot_6b2e063e4006401889e7c3435c31c5ac_text_export.jpeg) 43\. Click "Save" ![](https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-03-06/3cb0952f-baf0-43e5-ad91-d98ab4d774e5/ascreenshot_2ee507153e56491a9439ac0af33274db_text_export.jpeg)