Print Manager and Report Archive

Hi,

When printing a report there are two parts.

1) The report ordering or the data collection part. This is when the report business logic is executed and the result set is created in XML format or inserted in to a report table. These result sets are archived with a result key. These archive items are listed in the Archive Window (Report Archive). You can go to this window and select the relevant result key and print the report, reprint it or get the PDF reports that are already created.

2) The print request. This is when after the report business logic is executed the option you select from the Print Dialog. After executing the report business logic and all of above, you will be presented with a Print Dialog to preview or print the report. If you choose to print to a Logical Printer, then a print job is created. These print jobs are shown in the Print Manger. You can check the status of the print job, as well  as reprint a print job or rerun a error out print job.

In some cases, the application flow will not show the print dialog, but just execute the report and archive it. In such a case you will have to go to the Report Archive and print the report. Some application flows does all of the above two without showing the Print Dialog. In this case you can go either window and carry out your request e.g. reprint from Archive or Print Manager or check the status of the print job from Print Manager. In other cases, you will be shown a Print Dialog. Then you can carry out the desired request. After doing so, you can go to either window and reprint or check status from Print Manager etc.

Hope this clears out things for you.

Regards,