Print report, choose printer

Hallo,
I am running Report 6.08 on SUN Solaris 8. When I want to print a report and try to choose a printer, it seems to me that Reports only accepts local printers. The name of my network printer is hp5pac5ps. When I enter this name in the field "Printer name:" I get the error message
"You have picked an invalid printer.
Please make another choice"
On a shell level I have no problems accessing that printer.
Thanks for help - Ulrich

Hello Ulrich,
Reports recognizes only those printers which are configured for use with Reports, as specified in the $ORACLE_HOME/guicommon6/tk60/admin/uiprint.txt config file. You need to specify the printer description file (PPD or HPD file) here. The file itself contains help on how to create printer entries in it.
You can also take a look at the 'Printing on UNIX' document on OTN at http://otn.oracle.com/docs/products/reports/files/pbr_uxprt.pdf. This document is specific to Reports 9i, but the details are applicable to Reports 6i also, with some modification to the directory names etc.
Thanks,
The Oracle Reports Team.

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Main Steps in Creating a Report Using Report Painter
The illustration below shows the main steps in creating a report with Report Painter:
In this section, you learn how to create a Profit Center Accounting (PCA) report with Report Painter.
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Determine the Table
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Find the Library
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If you need to create a library, on the SAP Easy Access screen, either:
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Create Sets
Create the required sets for your report. To create a set, on the SAP Easy Access screen, either:
     From the navigation menu, choose SAP menu → Information systems → Ad hoc reports → Report painter → Report Writer → Set → Create.
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Note that this procedure is not necessary for creating the report given in the example that follows.
Create Variables
Create any variables for the fields that must be entered before the report is executed. To create a variable, on the SAP Easy Access screen, either:
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Example Task: Creating a report using Report Painter
1.     On the SAP Easy Access screen, either:
o     From the navigation menu, choose: SAP menu → Information systems → Ad hoc reports → Report painter → Report → Create.
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1.
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Define Rows
Example Task: Defining rows (including defining a row with a formula)
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b.     Use to transfer the chosen characteristic to the Selected characteristics frame.
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b.     Use to transfer the chosen characteristic to the Selected characteristics frame.
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j.     On the resulting Text maintenance dialog box:
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     To copy the short text to Medium and Long text fields, choose the Copy short text button.
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k.     Back on the Element definition dialog box, choose Confirm.
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General Data Selection
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Example Task: Defining the general data selection screen for the report
1.     On the Report Painter: Create Report screen, from the menu bar, choose Edit → General data selection.
2.     On the Element definition: General data selection screen:
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1.     On the SAP Easy Access screen, either:
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Prerequisites
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Start reports in the background
Find reports
Display report attributes
Display report variants
Display report documentation
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Starting Reports
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Basic Search Criteria
Search criterion Remarks
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Extended report name This is the technical name of the report (for drilldown reports or report portfolio reports), or the query name for queries.
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Node This is the technical name of a node in the report tree.
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Additional Search Criteria
Search criterion
Application
Logical database
Created by
Last changed by
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Restrict Search Area
Restrict to Action
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Sub-tree Enter the technical name of the sub-tree node and select Find in subordinate nodes.
Node Enter the technical name of the node and select Find in subordinate nodes.
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The start time
The printing specifications
The background processing system starts your job and runs the program(s) that you specify. Afterwards, you can check whether your job was executed successfully and display a log of any system messages.
Suppose you need to run a report of customers whose bills are overdue.You can:
o Start the report yourself from the ABAP Editor. If you do this, the system runs the report interactively, in a session at your PC or workstation. While the report is being processed, your computer response time may be slower.
o Or, you can have the background processing system run the report. To do this, you must create a background job that tells the system what you want it to do.
The background processing system runs your "late bills" report according to your instructions. The list generated by the report is either printed directly or is waiting for you in the SAP output controller (see Using the Output Controller).You can also check in the background processing system whether the report ran correctly.
Features
Running a report in the background does not tie up the SAP sessions you are currently working with.
When you start a report interactively, your current SAP session is blocked for further input for as long as the report runs.
When you start the report in the background, running the report does not influence your interactive work with the SAP System.
You can shift the execution of reports to the evening or other periods of low load on the SAP System.
You can schedule a report or external program to run at any time that the SAP System is active. You can also set up reports to run automatically on a regular basis (for example, on the last day of each month).
Background processing is the only way you can execute long-running jobs.
To prevent tying up system resources with interactive sessions for long reports, the SAP System has a built-in time limit on interactive sessions. If a single ABAP report runs for more than 5 minutes continuously in an interactive session, the SAP System terminates the report automatically.
The background processing system executes long-running ABAP reports more efficiently. Often, such reports are automatically scheduled for execution in the background. In this case, you do not need to schedule them for background processing yourself.
Reports
Use
When you are working in the SAP System, you may want to access information from the database. To do this, you use reports.
In this documentation, report refers to the report program, and list refers to the output that is, the results of the report.
Some reports display information; others allow you to perform analyses.
A report must be started, or executed. In many cases, the SAP System automatically executes a report. Sometimes, however, you will want to execute a report yourself.
In addition to report programs, the SAP System provides numerous reporting tools, each of which has its own set of procedures for executing report programs.
This documentation describes report programs only. For an introduction to the SAP reporting tools, refer to the Reporting Made Easy guidebooks (Release 4.0B). You can find these guidebooks at: www.saplabs.com/rme .
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Report showing vendors for particular material groups

I am trying to perform an analysis to determine vendors which have procured items for specific material groups. I have 64 different material groups which represent indirect materials and I want to be able to determine what vendors have been procuring these materials. I have run transaction ME2C to examine purchasing documents, however there is way too much information and the system cannot generate the list.
I was curious if there was some aggregate report that I could use in the Logistics Information System. I know the Purchasing Information System has Standard Analysis for Material Groups, however I have to drill down to each Material Group and change the breakdown by Vendor to get the list and this can be somewhat time consuming considering I will have to do this 64 times.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Don

use transaction MC$<
execute the selection
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Customized Reports - Graphics / Calendar Style

Hi,
I'm a project scheduler,
experienced with P5 & P6. I'm currently using
Primavera P6.1. I haven't done much report writing, and I
am currently tasked with creating two customized reports.
GRAPHICS ON
REPORTS?
One of the reports is
an overall look at a project, so it would include the
project start/finish and project level user defined field
values. The UDFs are indicators. I want the report to show
the graphic value of the indicator, but I'm not sure how
to make P6 report editor give that. It seems to only be
able to give the text value ("green"). Is there a way to
make the report choose a graphic based on the value of the
UDF or code?
CALENDAR
REPORT?
I know a lot of people
want to create a report that is essentially a lookahead,
but on a calendar layout. I've asked Primavera if this is
possible but they referred me to the PARs. I contacted a
couple but haven't found a calendar report. So does
anybody have any suggestions for creating a calendar style
report? It would list each task that is either starting,
ongoing, or finishing on that particular day. 
All suggestions appreciated! Thanks,
Sarah

Hi Jim,
Thanks for the reply. I
don't like the sound of that - exports for graphics.
Do you mean export all project data & then use it
in some other tool to create the report? Like build an
excel template to process csv data? :cringing: 
I'm using P6 Web and it's got nice
graphics but you can't create a full PDF printout of
all the data which is why I'm trying to build the
report.
PAR = Primavera
Authorized Representative (aka the local rep) 
Sarah

How to handle multiple reports with single hyperlink parameter

Please suggest in my drill down report
i have two reports linked with one hyperlink
parameter, how to handle this?
please suggest for popup window with sample solution.
for example
report A--->B--->Chosse Report c or D
based on parameter hyperlink at report B.
Thanks in advance
Raj

Yes U R correct, that
I'm using srw.set_hyperlink in plsql format trigger
to open other reports , now the problem is
how to carry over the hyperlink parameter to popup window
and allow user to choose any reports based on the
parameter value.
for example
report A (Sales person summmary report)
|
| (choose sales person drilled to orders report B)
|
B (report has the hyperlink on order no)
|
|
C,D,E (many reports based on order no
customer,order details,pending items
to be shipped)
Now how to handle the situation from b to c,d,e
I suggest use hyperlink at B to open popup to show
reports C,D,E with the order no has parameter.
please suggest for javascript to open popup window
for reports c,d,e.
Thanks
Raj

Sort order on reports

I've encountered a number of report views where the sorting is obviously flawed. For example if I run the Modification Date Age Report, choose the Age Criteria of Month and Year, and try and sort on the Date - it sorts that field in a string sort, not numeric sort, so I get 1/2001, 1/2002, 1/2003, etc. instead of 1/2001, 2/2001, 3/2001.
Any way to cure or change the sort order behavior?

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Change default refresh rates reports

Hi!!!
In SQL Developer yo have the option to refresh a Report choosing among 5, 10,
15, 20, 25, 30, 60, 120.
Is is possible to change that default values?????
Thanks a lot!
Jose.

Please put your feature requests on the announced SQL Developer Exchange...
K.

How to check the stock transfer material report

hi
i want to check stock transfer report for material from one plant to other palnt

Hi
To display the value of the cross-company-code stock in transit with a report, choose Environment > Stock > Stock in transit Cc.
Displaying Transit Stock in the Stock Overview
You can display the stock in transit in the stock overview of a material.
From the Inventory Management menu, choose Environment > Stock > Stock overview.
Enter your selection criteria (for example, the material and receiving plant).
Carry out the evaluation. A stock overview of your selected plants is displayed.
Select a plant. The stocks in the plant are displayed in a pop-up window.
Scroll down until the stock in transit is displayed.
Displaying Transit Stock in the Plant Stock Availability List
The transit stock for the receiving plant is also displayed in the plant stock availability list for a material. To do this, proceed as follows:
From the Inventory Management menu, choose Environment > Stock> Plant stock availability.
The initial screen for this function appears.
Enter the material and the receiving plant.
Enter the scope of list (for example, DD).
Carry out the evaluation. A list of the plant stock availability for the material is displayed.

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