About printing reports
You can utilize Enterprise Printing Platform (EPP) to print reports containing compiled data on HP LaserJet and compatible printers. A report differs from other types of EPP output in that it supports pagination. Report printing is applicable for producing pick lists, shipping manifests, bills of lading, and other similar outputs.
Defining report output
A label template must be defined for each component of the report including a header, detail, and footer section. A report printed with EPP will include the header on the first page of the report and the footer information at the bottom of the last page of the report.
Label templates for report output are designed in the Label Designer in the same manner as all other labels. The label templates defining the components of report output can contain any valid label template element such as barcodes, graphics, images, constant or variable text.
We recommend that you use the Label Designer interface and test prints to confirm the alignment of label elements for the compiled report. It is critical to have all data input formatted correctly to ensure a consistent output. For more information, refer to Label Formatter parameter definitions.
The formatter parameters required within each label data record to indicate a report should be printed are /R for ULD format files and _Report for XML files.
Initiating a print request
You can initiate a report printing request through any of the EPP input agents including File Drop, Socket Listener, Web Services, or via command line to the Label Formatter. Report printing is not supported by QuickLabel.
When using File Drop, Socket Listener or Web Services to print a report, the input .uld or .xml files must have each page segment defined and they must be in the proper order with header first, detail second, and footer last.
The following is an example of a .uld file that uses the /R formatter switch to define report components.
/L=PickList-Header-1.lbl /Report=HEADER /P=Karen#CanonMX920 /DR=noRecord 234 /L=PickList-Detail-1.lbl /Report=DETAIL /DR=SKU+ItemDescription+Quantity+Bin+BarcodeNumber SKU-000~Paper Towels (24 pack)~4~BIN-000~0123456789 SKU-001~Printer paper (10 pack)~15~BIN-100~1234567890 SKU-002~Notepads (100 pack)~20~BIN-200~2345678901 SKU-003~Pencils (50 pack)~20~BIN-300~3456789012 SKU-004~Product-4~20~BIN-400~4567890123 SKU-005~Product-5~20~BIN-500~5678901234 /L=PickList-Footer-1.lbl /Report=FOOTER /DR=noRecord 987
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