How to Set Up a Printer

Printer name as entered on the server

Obtain the printer name as held on the print server from system administrator or logon on to the print server and execute the 'lpstat' command to list all printers on the server.

Printer configuration and Maintenance

Below is the steps required to set up a printer onto the WMS

Print Queue Maintenance (PHL3510)

Used to link printers on the server to the WMS application

Field Name	Description	Options	Generic Value
Printer Name	Name of the printer as held on the server	The field is case sensitive and must match the name on the server (see below)	Defined by site
Model No	Model Number of the printer	Free text field	Defined by site
Description	Free text field	Printer name as known in the warehouse	Defined by site
Printer Type	As selected from the drop down list		Default - HP Laser Jet - Line Printer

Printer Groups (PHL3520)

The screen is used to group printers together, which might be by type, such as all zebra printers or possibly by area such as a warehouse or an area within a warehouse.

Field Name Description Options Generic Value Group Name Specifies the group name for the selected printers 20 character free text field Defined by client Desc More descriptive name of the Printer group 180 character free text field Defined by client Printer Name The Printer name as held on the server Must exist already in Print Queue Maintenance Selection from LOV of existing printers

Default Printers Maintenance (WHS0002)

The form is used to assign a default printer for specific documentation such as a report or label to a user.

Field Name Description Options Generic Value Owner Client or owner code as set-up on the system The user will be able to select from a list of valid owner codes Defined by the client Program The calling program that will generate the report or label output The program id is entered followed by an underscore character and the user id of the person who will require the print option. Existing program that can call the Output Manager Description Description of the process as entered in the program field Will default from system level information N/a Printer The default printer the print job is to be sent to As maintained in Printer Queue Maintenance Defined by the client Buttons SWAP Printer Allows the user to change a printer for another one without having to change each line

Table of existing programs that are called by the Default Printer Maintenance Screen Calling Program Description WHS0150 Goods Receipt - Conf WHS0520 Generated Pallet Movements WHS0530 Driver Ticket Reprint WHS0630 Stock Adjustments WHS0700 Stock Movements WHS0710 Generate Stock Movements WHS0915 Pallet Enquiry WHS1714 Pick List Confirmation WHS1900 Despatch Print WHS1910 Despatch by Route/Load WHS1941 Shipment Label Print WHS1945 Order Packing WHS2054 Change Ownership of Stock WHS7886 Goods Receipt Using RDT WHR1702 Picking Label Program WHS1700 Pick List WHS1710 Pick List Confirmation WHS1721 Packing List NomsDESP Despatch NOMSPICK Pick

PHL3530 Printer Address Maintenance Used to automatically send print jobs to an external server for printing, this is achieved by circumventing the need to run the job through the XF monitor process.

Field Name Description Options Generic Value Printer Name Printer name as held on the server Printer associated with a specific packing station or stations Defined by the client I.P. Address I.P address of the external server Defined by the client Username Username of the account on the external server Defined by the client Password Password of the account on the server Defined by the client Directory Directory where the print job is to be sent to Defined by the client