How To Setup Printers on Oracle Apps

Defined Printer at Unix OS level

First check the status of printer at unix level by issuing the following command:

$lpstat –a

Step To Configure Printer in Oracle Applications

1. Define Driver

2. Define Style

3. Define Printer Type

4. Register the Printer

1. Define Driver

• Login to application using System Administrator or Application Administrator

Navigation : Install > Printer > Driver

Please provide the below values (depending upon your configuration) to set up.

Enter the Driver Name: ERW2PAPER

Enter the User Driver Name: HPLJ4- For Employers Paper W2

Description: Potrait printing for Employer’s Paper W2

SRW Driver: LW2

SRW drivers are read by Oracle reports when a report is run and insert control characters which tell the destination printer on where to insert the page breaks and font to be used. SRW driver is used when output file is sent to the printer

SRW driver files on  unix are  located  in $FND_TOP/reports.

2. Define Printer Style

Navigation : Install > Printer > Style

Login to application using System Administrator or Application Administrator Responsibility.

Please provide the below values (depending upon your configuration) to set up.

Style Name : HPW

Seq: Enter unique sequence number

User Style: LANDWIDE – HPLJ4

SRW Driver: HPW , this should match with driver define page

Layout: Columns,Rows 

Orientation: Columns  and  Rows  inserted  here override the height and width defined in SRW driver file

3. Define Printer Type

Navigation: Install > Printer > Type

Please provide the below values (depending upon our configuration) to set up.

Type: HPLJ4SI

Style: Style name

Driver Name: Driver name

4. Register New Printer

Navigation : Install > Printer > Register

Login to application using System Administrator or Application Administrator Responsibility.

Please provide the below values (depending upon your configuration) to set up.

Printer: Printer Name

Type: Type defined earlier

Description: Useful description