SA Printer Setup - Required field descriptions

An expanded version of the printer name. If you use a numbering scheme for printer names, the description should describe the actual printer name or location of the printer.

If you are running CloudSuite Distribution, reports are printed to view or email only. If you use an email-addressable printer, you can set it up as a CLOUDPRINT device. For example, specify CLOUDPRINT [email address of the printer], or CLOUDPRINT john.smith@hpeprint.com. You are prevented from specifying any other device type in the Device or Command field.

If you are running Distribution SX.e on-premises, specify the device or command associated with this printer name. This is an operating system command that is used to direct reports to a specific file or output device. For example, lp -dfax –s is a fax command, and lp -d<printer name> is the command for a receipt printer.

If operators have difficulty printing to devices, the system administrator can check the permissions in their /dev/tty file.

If you are setting up a Linux system printer for 1099 Miscellaneous forms, add -oraw to the end of the command string.

Specify the name of the printer group to which you want to assign this printer. Printer groups are set up in SA Printer Group Setup. When you add a printer to a group, that printer is displayed in the Printer Name Lookup window for all users that are assigned to the printer group.

Assigning a printer to a group does not limit the use of the printer to any specific users or functions. All users can still use all printers set up in the system. If you leave this field blank, the printer is displayed in the Printer Name Lookup window for all users that do not have a printer group assigned to them and whenever the Blank Groups option on the Printer Name Lookup window is selected.

Used when the operator specified the incorrect type of printer. If an operator specifies the incorrect type, and this field has a value, the swap printer automatically loads. If this field is blank and you specify the incorrect printer type, an error message is displayed.

Specify the type of device.

The width of the printer. You can enter 80 or 132 column printers. The system automatically condenses a report to fit a smaller width printer as long as the correct code strings are specified on the Settings view. For example, if you are printing a wide report requiring 132 columns on an 80 column printer, the system condenses the report to fit on the 80 column printer. Do not change the width specified here unless you change printers. Do not try to adjust this value to get print compression.