IDM printer menu

IDM printer menus are located under different FSM roles. On the IDM printer menu there are actions that a specific role can perform.

These are the available actions:

  • Create – Add an email-enabled printer to be available for the users. This action is not available for IDM Enterprise Print.
  • Delete – This action removes an existing IDM printer in FSM.
  • Update – Update the active check box. For email-enabled printer, you can update the email and description fields.
  • Set As Default Printer - Select an IDM printer and set it as the default printer.
  • Sync IDM Printers – This action pulls all printers of the enabled print service in IDM to FSM. All non-existing printers in IDM automatically becomes inactive.
  • Print Test Page – This action checks the connection of FSM to IDM and prints a sample page for validation. The sample page contains the properties of the printer such as the name, printer ID, description, actor and date and time printed.

This table shows the FSM roles and its respective available actions in IDM printer menu.

Role Create Delete Update Set as default printer Sync IDM printers Print test page
Application Administrator
FSM roles with IDM Printer menu X X X

For the location of IDM Printer menu on different FSM roles, see IDM printer menu reference table.