Setting the Print Parameters
Print Parameters
Whenever you print, the system asks you to enter print parameters or confirm the default parameters. Here you can specify what printer you want to use, enter a name and title for the spool request and set the output format.
The
default printer
is that specified in your user parameters (
System
User profile
Own data
).
The default name and title of the spool request are the report name and text, plus the type of printout you requested (such as "Mass Print Drilldown List").
Default Output Format
The default output format is determined by the number of columns and the specified format.
First, the printing program determines a default for the number of columns . This is either current width of the report or
The page width specified in
Print setup
Drilldown and detail lists
Maintain
header or
footer using the function
Edit
Page width
, if you have defined a header or footer for the report. The header or footer has a minimum width of 85 characters.
If a page width of 85 is set in the header or footer, the printing program sets a default width according to the width of the report without a header or footer.
The width of the current window or a minimum of 85 characters, if no header or footer is defined.
The system then chooses the first suitable Format supported by the printer you chose for the number of columns. The default for the number of lines is the maximum number of lines available for that format.
Note
Note that the number of rows and columns determine the page size for the printout, and not the values shown for the format.