(Optional) To set print options for a Crystal report in a publication

Before you can set print options for the default printer, the printer must be installed and configured properly.
Note:
  • This task is optional (not required to design or schedule a publication) but can improve publication performance.
  • The Crystal Reports Job Server must run on an account that has sufficient privileges to access the printer you specify. For more information, see the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide.
You can print instances in Crystal reports format each time a publication runs, using the Crystal Reports Job Server's default printer or a different printer. The BI platform prints instances after the publication is personalized but before delivery.
  1. Right-click a publication and select Schedule.
  2. In the "Schedule" dialog box, click Print Settings.
  3. Under Documents, select the Crystal report that you want to print when the publication runs.
  4. Select the Print Crystal reports when scheduling check box.
    The Crystal report print options appear.
  5. Select Default printer to print to the Job Server's default printer, or select Specify the printer and select the printer's path and name:
    • If the job server runs on Windows, in the Specify the printer box, type \\printserver\printername
      Replace printserver with the name of your printer server and printername with the name of your printer.
    • If the job server runs on Unix, confirm that the Unix is shown (not hidden), and type the print command that you usually use in the Specify a printer box.
      For example, type lp -d printername
  6. In the Number of Copies box, type the number of copies to print.
  7. Under Page Range, select All to print all pages in the publication or Pages and enter the page range to print.
  8. (Optional) In the Set collate option to list, select Collate, Do not collate, or Use printer defaults.
  9. (Optional) In the Page Scaling list, select Scale to fit, Only shrink to fit, or Do not scale.
  10. (Optional) To center report content on the page, select the Center the page check box.
  11. (Optional) If the Crystal report is wide and you want it to print on one page, select the Fit horizontal pages into one page check box.
  12. Click Schedule.