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		<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Windows printer devices</Title>
		<Keyword ContextSensitive="No"><Level1>printer</Level1>
			<Level2>windows server printer</Level2>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword ContextSensitive="No"><Level1>printer</Level1>
			<Level2>windows printer</Level2>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<GeneralSection><List><ListIntro>In Enterprise Server, you can define the following Windows printer device types:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem><Link href="#windows_printer" role="internal">Windows Printer</Link>
			</ListItem>
			<ListItem><Link href="#windows_server_printer" role="internal">Windows Server Printer</Link>
			</ListItem>
		</List>
		<List><ListIntro>Both device types use the Windows printing services and drivers. This offers various advantages:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>The Windows printing services have a common set of API's for a very wide range of printer devices. A Windows printer driver is available for almost every printer type.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>
                                 Infor does not have to deliver printer specific driver/configuration files with the ERP LN software.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Barcode printing from ERP LN is widely supported for Windows printers.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>You can use Windows printers to print characters from various character sets on the same report (Unicode printing).</ListItem>
			<ListItem>The Windows API is fully BIDI (bi-directional) enabled. <List><ListItem>Any printer supported by Windows can print BIDI reports.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>Windows takes care of mirroring and conversion from logical to display order.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>Windows fonts can be used to render Hebrew and Arabic characters.</ListItem>
				</List>
			</ListItem>
		</List>
	</GeneralSection>
	<GeneralSection ID="windows_printer"><SectionTitle>Windows Printer</SectionTitle>
		<Paragraph class="Default">This device type is used for local printing via both, WebTop and WorkTop. To print to a "Windows Printer" device, users need the BWPrint software on their client PCs.</Paragraph>
		<Important><SectionTitle>
                                 Important!
                              </SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph class="Default">To install BWPrint, the users must install the <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#100083" role="glossary">ERP LN windows interface</Link> (BW) on their PCs. BWPrint is installed automatically during this installation.</Paragraph>
		</Important>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>To define a Windows printer</SectionTitle>
			<ProcedureList><ListIntro>To create a "Windows Printer" device:</ListIntro>
				<ListItem>Start the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tt/aad/ttaad3500m000" role="session">Device Data (ttaad3500m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Add a device. In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tt/aad/ttaad3100s000#ttaad300.devt" role="manual">Device Type</GUIRef> field, select "Windows Printer" from the list.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Enter the remaining device properties. For details refer to the online help of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tt/aad/ttaad3100s000" role="session">Device Data (ttaad3100s000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
			</ProcedureList>
		</GeneralSection>
	</GeneralSection>
	<GeneralSection ID="windows_server_printer"><SectionTitle>Windows Server Printer</SectionTitle>
		<Paragraph class="Default">The Windows Server Printer provides the possibility to print reports via a Windows driver. This enables you to reroute printing of reports from Unix based ERP LN environments to a Windows system. This is particularly of interest for reports related to batch processes. It reduces the need for ERP LN related Unix device drivers.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph class="Default">This device type requires a separate Windows printer server with the Infor ES Reporting Service installed.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph class="Default">Users do not need the BWPrint software on their client PCs.</Paragraph>
		<ProcedureSection><SectionTitle>To define a Windows Server Printer</SectionTitle>
			<Steps><Step><StepTitle>Configure the printer server</StepTitle>
					<Paragraph class="Default">Install the Infor ES Reporting Service on the printer server. During the installation, you must assign a port number to the Infor ES Reporting Service. For details, refer to the <DocRef>Overall installation Guide for Infor ERP LN Products - New installation (U9498 US)</DocRef>.</Paragraph>
				</Step>
				<Step><StepTitle>Define the printer server as a remote system</StepTitle>
					<ProcedureList><ListIntro>Take the following steps:</ListIntro>
						<ListItem>Start the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tt/aad/ttaad0550m000" role="session">Systems (ttaad0550m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
						<ListItem>Add a record that represents the printer server. In the <Link href="/baanerp/tt/aad/ttaad0150s000#ttaad050.za_serv" role="formfield">Service Type</Link> field, you must select "Infor ES Reporting Server". For details, refer to the online help of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tt/aad/ttaad0150s000" role="session">Systems (ttaad0150s000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
					</ProcedureList>
				</Step>
				<Step><StepTitle>Define a Windows Server Printer</StepTitle>
					<ProcedureList><ListIntro>Take the following steps:</ListIntro>
						<ListItem>Start the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tt/aad/ttaad3500m000" role="session">Device Data (ttaad3500m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
						<ListItem>Add a Windows Server Printer. Points of attention: <List><ListItem>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tt/aad/ttaad3100s000#ttaad300.devt" role="field">Device Type</GUIRef> field, select "Windows Server Printer".</ListItem>
								<ListItem>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tt/aad/ttaad3100s000#ttaad300.argu" role="field">Argument</GUIRef> field, you must enter the following text: <Code>server=&lt;the name of the printer server, as defined in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tt/aad/ttaad0150s000" role="session">Systems (ttaad0150s000)</GUIRef> session&gt; port=&lt;the port number that is assigned to the Infor ES Reporting Service &gt;</Code>
								</ListItem>
							</List> For example: <Code>server=cnl10050 port=7688</Code>
						</ListItem>
					</ProcedureList>
					<Paragraph class="Default">For details, refer to the online help of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tt/aad/ttaad3100s000" role="session">Device Data (ttaad3100s000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
				</Step>
			</Steps>
		</ProcedureSection>
	</GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>
