The Print Dialog Box
Use the Print dialog box to define where and how the system prints a hierarchical structure.
Settings you make here apply only to the current work session. However, you can save the settings for future work sessions, using the Save Options feature.
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.
The corner frames are useful if you want to join pages together.
Output
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). If you select this option, you must enter the printer port in the File field, for example, PRN or LPT1.
System (R/3 Spool) - The system prints to a PostScript printer connected to the SAP R/3 system. If you select this option, you must enter the name of the printer in the File field.
The printer you select must be a PostScript printer and must be defined in the R/3 system to receive structural graphics.
Otherwise, the print request fails.File - You can copy the hierarchical structure to a file on your PC. If you select this option, you must enter a filename in the File field.
Export Filter
Use this option to define where the system sends the hierarchical structure. Select one of the two options.
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 PowerPointÓ 4.0, CorelDRAW! Ó 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.
File
Use this field to specify a destination for your printout.
Format
Use this option to enter print format settings, for example, page orientation and size. See
The Format Dialog Box
To change text font size or line styles for a printout, use View Options, Object Options and Line Options in the Print dialog box. When you access these dialog boxes through the Print dialog box, the settings you enter only apply to the print request. They do not affect the view windows.
See also:
Printing Hierarchical Structures