Printer Configuration

You must use updates within LeasePak to configure printers for the client. You can find the documentation specified in this section in the LeasePak Reference Guide.

1. Log on the LeasePak client as lpsuper or other user with full privileges. Refer to the document LeasePak Basics in the LeasePak Reference Guide for more information about logging on the client.

2. Define printers within LeasePak through the Device and Printer Customizations update of Custom General [U0712] in the LeasePak Reference Guide:

a. In the LeasePak menu, select Auxiliary Table Maintenance, Custom General [U0712]

b. In the Custom General dialog box, select Device and Printer Customizations and click OK

Field Descriptions

Destination Code

Custom code name or short name for the printer that will appear when the user is selecting a report destination. Must be unique within the particular LeasePak environment.

Destination Menu Text

Custom descriptive text that will appear in when the user is selecting a report destination. Must be unique within the particular LeasePak environment.

Destination Device or Queue

LeasePak queue manager print queue name from start_queues.com. Locate the queue name at the end of the the line:

$ init/que/start/form=default/on=LP4SI: sys$print

In start_queues.com, the queue name is in lowercase, but you must type the queue name in uppercase in Destination Device or Queue.

Page Size

Number of vertical print lines on a page. These correspond to the Length parameters defined at the top of the start_queues.com file. In most cases, portrait printers have 66 lines, while landscape printers have 45. Contact your NetSol representative for more information.

c. Type the information for all printers and click OK.

3. Configure the default report destinations for lpsuper within LeasePak through Report Profile [F4]:

In most cases, users have access to Report Profile [F4] and can set or change their own default report destinations. The document LeasePak Basics in the LeasePak Reference Guide describes the use of Report Profile [F4].

a. In the LeasePak menu, select Options, Report Profile [F4]

Field Descriptions

Report Destinations

Select 2 default destinations for your reports. One of these is usually the Paperless Queue or similar non-printing destination.

Report Contents

Select whether reports, by default, will contain detail information only, summaries and totals only, or both.

Batch

Select this if you want your reports to run in batch mode. Running in batch mode delays printing of the reports until you exit the reports menu.

Copies

Type the number of copies to print for each report. In most cases this is 1.

Terminal Page Size (rows)

Determines the maximum number of rows to display within a single report window. Leave this set at its default value, or contact your NetSol representative for more information.

Subtotals

Select which accounting units will group and break for subtotals.

Grand Totals

Select which accounting units will contain grand totals.

b. When you've finished configuring your Report Profile, click Save.

You can change the report profiles for other users through the LeasePak Security [U0706] update. Refer to the Reports section of the document Security [U0706] for information.