Print Reports

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Usage

The Print dialog is used to print a report, with required formatting options.

Functionality of the print dialog

Printer

• The printer to which the report should be send is selected here. By default it displays default physical printer and any logical printers configured for the selected report.
• If the user checks the Show all printers check box then all physical and  logical printers available are shown in the printer drop down list.
• If the user selects a logical printer then the print request is send to the logical printer via the IFS Extended server.
• The Print to file option allows to save the report in the local disk in PDF format

Reports

• The report list box displays all the reports selected for printing. More than one report can be selected for printing at once.

Print Options

• Print options allows you to change the number of copies printed and page range to be printed etc.
• You can set the print options individually or collectively for each report being printed. If the Individual option is checked, option changes apply only to the currently selected report. Otherwise, the changes apply to all reports show in the print dialog.

Format Options

• You can select a language and number date format etc and the layout for each report.

When Report is Printed...

• You can specify which actions need to be taken once report is printed.

• When preview button is clicked PDF Reports for the selected reports are created and it can be previewed.
• When OK is clicked a print request is sent to the server.
• If the selected printer is a logical printer then the print request is directed to the print agent or print server, which in turn send the report to a logical printer at the server.
• If the selected printer is a physical printer, or a file, then the report is prepared at the server. Then it is sent to back the client, which in turn directs it to the physical printer or a file on local disk.

Effect form Report Rules.

Report rule engine is a functionality in which we can define a set of rules for a report. By defining rules we can set common or default behavior for report printing. Rules will be processed when the report is about to be printed and result of the rule processing is a set of settings which should be used for printing.

Report Rules

Report rules define a set of conditions for Operational reports. A report rule is specified for a particular report. When a report is selected for either printing or scheduling, the result of processing any rules attached to that report defines mandatory, preset or default settings for printing.
There are two types of settings which are applicable for the Client.

• Mandatory settings
• Preset settings.

Mandatory settings
If a setting set by a rule is mandatory then in the print dialog that setting will be preset and value cannot be changed by the user. The control which is connected to that setting will be disabled.

Preset settings
If setting set by a rule is only a preset setting then that setting will be preset in the print dialog. This will be the most ideal setting to be used. But user has the option to change the setting if necessary.

Therefore, if you encounter any situations where some settings are disabled or default values are preset the most likely cause is, a rule is applied for that report. For reports where a rule is applied, a massage is displayed at the bottom of the print dialog. This message could be coming from the rules itself or in its absence a default message is shown. If no rules are applied for the selected report then no message is displayed.

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