Printing

Definition

Use the Print dialog box to define where and how the system prints a hierarchical structure.

Print Quantity

Use this option to select a print mode. There are three print modes available.

Completely - The system prints the entire structure. In overview mode, the structure fits on one page. In Detail Mode, the structure may be too large for one page. The structure is printed on more than one page. By combining the printouts, you obtain a complete picture of your structure.

View - The system prints the hierarchical structure as displayed in the active view window. In detail mode, the substructure may not fit on one page.

Book - The system prints each substructure of a hierarchical structure on a separate page. Substructures are the individual parent/child structures that collectively make up a larger hierarchical structure.

The system starts at the root object, and prints a substructure for each object. You can specify how many levels are to be included in your structure. Do this using the Display level setting in the View Options dialog box.

If you are in detail mode, substructures may be too large to fit on one page. In this case, the printer prints the structure on separate pages. By combining the printouts, you obtain a complete picture of your substructure.

If you select Book style, you can add page numbers and page references (see below).

Frame

Solid Frame - The system prints a solid frame on each page.

No Frame - The system prints without frames.

Corner Frames - The corner frames are useful if you want to join pages together.

Target

Use this option to select an output device.

Local printer - The system prints to a local PostScript printer (a printer connected directly to your PC). When making this selection, enter the printer connection in the Output field.

SAP system printer - the system prints the structure to a PostScript printer that is connected to the SAP system. When making this selection, enter the logical name of the printer in the Output field.

File - You can copy the hierarchical structure to a file on your PC. When making this selection, enter a file name in the Output field.

Output Format

Here you enter the format in which the structure is to be displayed. Select one of the two options with a click.

PostScript - The system sends the structure to a Postscript printer.

CGM - The system sends the hierarchical structure to a Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM) file. CGM is a file format used for graphics. Files with this format can be read by PowerPoint 4.0, CorelDRAW! and other graphics programs.

Page numbers

Use this option to add page numbers to your printout. This option is only available when you select the Completely or Book print styles in Print Quantity.

Page References

This option adds page references to your printout. This option is only available when you select the Book print style in Print Quantity. The page references appear under the object that is the root object for the subordinate object in the substructure.

Output

Use this option to enter print format settings, for example, page orientation and size.

Page Format

Here you can change the settings for the page format. See Changing the Page Format Dialog Box