[شرح] Step By Step Guide To Set Up A Printer In Oracle Applications

بتاريخ: 19 يونيو 200718 سنة

Overview

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This document provides a step by step guide for setting up printers in GUI
mode Applications. This information applies to Smart Client, NCA, Release 11 & 11.5.
Several Windows NT printing bugs are covered as well.

The following is the outline of this document:

I. How to Set Up a Printer in GUI Applications

A. Driver
B. Style
C. Printer Type
D. Printer Register
E. Activate and Test

II. Windows NT Printing Bugs

A. PRINTER Variable
B. LP Command
C. Network Printer

I. How to Set Up a Printer in GUI Applications
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A. Driver

To set up the driver, perform the following steps:

1. Log into Applications with sysadmin privileges and go to:

INSTALL
PRINTER
DRIVER

2. Enter the driver name, e.g., hplj5si.

3. Enter the user driver name, e.g., hplj5siUD.

4. You may enter a description for the driver, but this is not required.

5. Enter the Sql*ReportWriter (SRW) driver. Details on this driver are
discussed in Chapter 9 of the "Oracle Applications System
Administration Release 10 Reference Manual". Page 9-23 states the
following:

"SRW drivers are read by Oracle Reports when a report is
generated, and insert control characters that tell the
destination printer where to set page breaks, and which
characters to format as bold or underlined. SRW drivers only
pertain to Oracle Reports output files. An SRW driver is used
when the completed output file is sent to the printer."

SRW files reside in the following directories as .prt files:

$FND_TOP/srw (for 10.7 applications)
$FND_TOP/reports (for 11.0 applications)
$FND_TOP/reports (for 11.5 applications)

The SRW driver HPP is named HPP.prt. If you edit this file, the following
is displayed:

printer "HPLJ Portrait"

height 66
width 80

between pages control(L)
return control(M)
linefeed control(J)

code "bold on" esc "(s7B"
code "bold off" esc "(s0B"
code "underline on" esc "&d0D"
code "underline off" esc "&d@"

SRW drivers are designed for printers that understand the same
control characters as the LN03 and are only used for character
reports.

6. Enter the platform by clicking on the List of Values (LOV) button
and choose the appropriate value.

7. Enter the arguments. Arguments are used by the concurrent program
to pass information to the UNIX lp print command or to the NT print
/d: command.

Arguments are documented in the "Oracle Applications Release 10.7
for UNIX Installation Manual", page A-12, and in the "Oracle
Applications System Administration Release 10 Reference Manual",
Chapter 9.

The printer driver passes the following arguments to the program:

o Name of the destination printer
o Number of copies to print
o Banner on title page
o Filename

Page 9-21 of the System Administration Reference Manual discusses
the four arguments typically used for UNIX platforms.

UNIX platforms use LP command at the beginning of the argument. A
common argument command for a UNIX application server is:

lp -p$PROFILES$.PRINTER -#$PROFILES$.CONC_COPIES -c"$PROFILES$.TITLE"
$PROFILES$.FILENAME

Windows NT platforms use PRINT /d: command at the beginning of the
argument. At this time, the arguments for the Windows NT platform
are limited. One supported argument for the NT platform is as follows:

PRINT /d:$PROFILES$.PRINTER $PROFILES$.FILENAME

For OpenVMS, the following argument can be used:

* PRINT /QUE=$PROFILES$.PRINTER/

8. Enter the initialization and reset strings. These strings are used
to set and reset the orientation, character set, and line density
for your printer. The initialization string is specific to the
PRINTER, not the platform.

An escape sequence begins with a "/e. An example of an initialization
string which can be used for an NT platform is:

/eE/e&l1o2a5.45C/e(s0p16.66H/e&k6.75H

The reset string in this case is:

/eE/000 (This is the number 0, not the letter O.)

9. Click the Save and Proceed Button (the green check).

Note: Oracle only supports driver files distributed with Applications.
Oracle does not support, or provide, custom driver files or
initialization strings. Custom driver files must be built using
initialization strings obtained from the printer manufacturer.

B. Printer Style

Perform the following steps to set the printer style:

1. Go to:

INSTALL
PRINTER
STYLE

2. Enter a name and unique sequence number for the style.

3. Enter the user style name.

4. Enter the SRW driver name. This name should match the file within
the driver define page, e.g., HPP.

5. The layout area provides the typical columns, rows, and orientation
for the SRW files in use.

Note: The columns and rows entered here override the height and width
specified in the SRW driver file.

6. Save and Proceed.

C. Printer Type

1. Go to:

INSTALL
PRINTER
TYPES

2. Enter the printer type name.

3. Click in the style box, and then click the LOV button. Choose the
style you previously defined.

4. You are then moved to the driver name box. Again, press the LOV
and select the driver you defined in the first step.

5. Save and Proceed.

D. Printer Register

1. Go to:

INSTALL
PRINTER
REGISTER

2. Specify the printer that programs should print to in the printer box.
For a network printer, specify the connection used for the print
operation. For example:

\\<server_name>\<printer_name>

Note: This is specific to Windows NT.

3. In the type box select LOV and choose the type you defined in the
previous step.

4. Save and Proceed.

E. Activate and Test

Stop and start the concurrent managers to activate your changes.
Then, test the freshly installed printer by performing the following
steps:

1. Go to:

REQUEST
RUN

2. Choose a report to run.

3. Enter one or more for the number of copies.

4. In the style box choose LOV and select the style you defined.

5. In the printer box choose LOV and select the printer you defined.

6. Submit the report.

II. Windows NT Printing Bugs
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A. PRINTER Variable

The PRINTER variable must be set in the environment tab. It can
be set to any value, however, it must be set.

B. LP Command

Patch 496052 changes the lp command in the arguments box to print
/d: for standard Windows NT drivers. You may obtain this patch
by contacting Worldwide Oracle Support.

C. Network Printer

When you log into the operating system as applmgr and go to:

START
CONTROL PANEL
PRINTERS

you must be able to see the network printer. If you do not, you
will not be able to print.
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