ADS Printing 
You use this action to convert data into PDF, save and print reports and labels.
Prerequisites
You have installed and configured SAP NetWeaver Adobe Document Services component. For more information about configuration of SAP NetWeaver Adobe Document Services (ADS), see Configuring ADS Printing in SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence 15.0 Configuration guide.
You have set up one or more network printers on your system network and installed printer drivers on the server. Note that after installing a new printer on Windows, SAP NetWeaver server must be restarted for having access to the printers.
You have granted appropriate rights to SAP NetWeaver Services starting user to access the network printer. By default, SAP NetWeaver starting user is a local user that cannot access networks resources like network printers. Contact your system administrator for more information. If SAP NetWeaver starting user has been changed, stop SAP NetWeaver from sapmmc console, then stop corresponding OS services and start all of them again.
Features
The properties for this action are listed in the following table:
Screen Name | Property Name | Data Type | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
XML Data Source | Input | XML | In and out | The XML data for content to print |
Format Template (XDP) | XDPFilePath | String | In and out | The document template used to print this document. You can use Adobe Life Cycle Designer to generate the .xdp file and import into your MII project. |
Print to Printer (checkbox) | Boolean | In and out | If selected, allows to send file to the selected printer | |
Print to Printer (dropdown) | PrinterName | String | In and out | Name of printer to use |
Printing Format | PrintingFormat | String | In and out | Allows to select printing format. For more information, see Printing Formats below. |
Copies | PrintingCopies | Integer | In and out | The number of copies for each run |
N/A | XDCFilePath | String | In and out | The name of XDC file. For more information on possible supported file names, see Printing Formats below. |
Save as PDF File (checkbox) | Save | Boolean | In and out | If selected, allows to enter full path of file |
Save as PDF File (dropdown) | PDFFilePath | String | In and out | PDF file path and name |
N/A | IsSaved | Boolean | Out | Used to inform the user that the document is saved successfully |
N/A | IsPrinted | Boolean | Out | Used to inform the user that the document is printed successfully |
N/A | ActionSuccess | Boolean | Out | Used to indicate if the action is executed successfully |
Printing Format | XDC File | Description |
|---|---|---|
acrobat6.xdc acrobat7.xdc adobepdf.xdc pdfa.xdc | Supports data for rendering output in PDF 1.5 (default) Supports data for rendering output in PDF 1.6 Supports data for rendering output in PDF 1.6 and 1.7 Supports data for rendering output in PDF/A | |
DPL | dpl203.xdc dpl300.xdc dpl406.xdc dpl600.xdc | For use with 203 dpi Datamax printers For use with 300 dpi Datamax printers (default) For use with 406 dpi Datamax printers For use with 600 dpi Datamax printers |
PCL | hp4350pcl5e.xdc hppcl5c.xdc hppcl5e.xdc lmt644pcl5e.xdc | For generating PCL output on an HP 4350 printer For use with PCL printers that support the HP PCL 5c printer language For use with PCL printers that support the HP PCL 5e printer language (default) For generating PCL output on a Lexmark T644 printer |
PS | hp4350ps.xdc lmt644ps.xdc ps_bw.xdc ps_plain.xdc ps_plain_level3.xdc ps_plain_mt.xdc | For generating PostScript output (monochrome and color) on an HP 4350 printer For generating PostScript output (monochrome and color) on a Lexmark T644 printer For use with printers that support PostScript language level 2 (monochrome) For use with printers that support PostScript language level 2 (monochrome and color) (default) For use with printers that support PostScript language level 3 (monochrome and color) For use with printers that support PostScript language and use MT (Monotype) font names |
IPL | ipl203.xdc ipl300.xdc ipl400.xdc | For use with 203 dpi Intermec printers (default) For use with 300 dpi Intermec printers For use with 400 dpi Intermec printers |
TPCL | tpcl203.xdc tpcl305.xdc tpcl600.xdc | For use with 203 dpi Toshiba printers For use with 305 dpi Toshiba printers (default) For use with 600 dpi Toshiba printers |
ZPL | zpl203.xdc zpl300.xdc zpl600.xdc | For use with 203 dpi Zebra label printers For use with 300 dpi Zebra label printers (default) For use with 600 dpi Zebra label printers |