Adding a printer

About the example

Add a printer that can be used as the default server printer for the application that will be defined in Adding a report. The physical printer resides in the customer service department. By default, when users of the telephone bill report application select a document and choose the printer command, Content Manager OnDemand sends the document to this print device.

The basics

In general, here is how you work in the administrative client to add a printer. See the online help for details.

  1. Choose a library server and select Printers.
  2. Pick one of two ways to add a printer.
  3. Define the properties of the printer by completing fields in the Add a Printer dialog box.
  4. When finished, add the printer by clicking OK in the Add a Printer dialog box.
Note: To add a printer, the logon userid must be a system administrator.

Choose a library server

  1. On the left side of the main window, click the name of the library server to which you want to add the printer.
  2. Expand the areas of the library server. Double click the server name or click the + (plus) to the left of the server name.
  3. Select Printers.

Two ways to add a printer

You can add a printer by using the New Printer command. You can also add a printer by copying an existing printer definition.
New Printer command
From the File menu, select New Printer to open the Add a Printer dialog box.
Copy command
You can use the copy command to add a printer. In the Name list, point to the printer that you want to copy and click the right mouse button. Select Copy from the pop-up menu to open the Add a Printer dialog box. The fields in the dialog box contain information copied from the printer you selected. At a minimum, you need to change the name. (Printer names must be unique to the library server.)

Adding the printer

Use the New Printer command to add the printer.

  1. First, point to Printers and click the right mouse button. From the pop-up menu, select New Printer to open the Add a Printer dialog box.
  2. In the Name field, enter the name of the printer: Customer Service Printer.
  3. In the Description field, enter: Customer service printer for the telephone bill report application.
  4. In the Server Queue Name, enter: ip60cs.
  5. Accept the default Printer Type of Printer.
  6. At this point, the properties of the printer meet the requirements. Click OK to add the printer. The administrative client adds the printer to the database and returns to the main window.