About this task
The Scheduled Reports feature in SMP allows you to send report output directly to a printer connected to or accessible from the Site Director ADS/ADX . Follow the steps in this section.
Procedure
- On the ADS/ADX computer, create a new Windows operating system user using the standard procedure specific to your particular Windows operating system.
- Restart the computer and log in as the new user you created in Step 1.
- Follow the steps in Setting up a local or network printer on an ADS/ADX.
- If a restart is required, log in as the new user you created in Step 1.
- Set the printer you added in Step 3 as the default printer for the new user.
- Print a test page to verify that printing works for the new user.
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If the new user account has Administrator privileges, go to Step 8.
If the new user account does not have Administrator privileges, log out and then log in with a user account that has Administrator privileges. This action enables you to perform the remaining steps in this section.
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Open Control Panel on the ADS/ADX
computer and select
Administrative Tools >
Services.
Select Control Panel > System and Security > Administrative Tools > Services. Click Yes to continue if the User Account Control prompt appears.
- In the Services window, right-click Metasys III Action Queue and select Properties.
- On the Log On tab, click This account.
- Enter the new user’s name in the This account field and the new user’s password in the Password and Confirm password fields.
- Click OK.
- In the Services window, right-click Metasys III Action Queue and select Restart.
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Test the printer by creating a scheduled report in the ADS/ADX
, that is configured to go to that printer.
Note: If you do not have a valid default printer set, an error message displays Print Error (263).
Refer to the Metasys® SMP Help (LIT-1201793) for details on the Scheduled Reports feature.