Defer a Report

 

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Deferred printing allows you to save reports on your hard drive for printing at a future time. You can batch print multiple reports at one time without operator intervention between reports. You can also specify the number of copies to print for each report, as well as whether to retain the deferred report information for future use after printing. In a multi-user environment, this feature can postpone the report printing process if printers are not currently available or it can speed up the posting process.

 

Depending on which module you are deferring a report from, click a link below for more information:

To defer the printing of a report in the General Ledger, Library Master, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Sales Order, Return Merchandise Authorization, Bank Reconciliation, or Customizer module

To defer the printing of a report in all other modules

 

To defer the printing of a report in the General Ledger, Library Master, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Sales Order, Return Merchandise Authorization, Bank Reconciliation, or Customizer module

  1. Access the report to defer (for example, Budget and History Report in the General Ledger module), and select the report options.

  2. In the Printer field, select Deferred and click Print.

  3. In the Deferred Print Options window, in the Number of Copies field, type the number of copies to print.

  4. Select or clear the Purge After Printing check box to either purge or retain the report after printing. If user logons are defined, select the Secure Report check box to restrict other users from printing the report. For more information, see Deferred Print Options - Fields. If user logons are defined, select the Secure Report check box to restrict other users from printing the report.

  5. Click OK.

The report generates to a deferred print file, which can be accessed and printed at a later time using Deferred Printing.

To defer the printing of a report in all other modules

  1. Access the report to defer, and set the report options.

  2. Click Printer Setup.

  3. In the Printer Setup window, click the Deferred option. For more information, see Printer Setup - Fields.

  4. In the Number of Copies field, enter the number of copies to print and click OK. This field can also be modified before printing the deferred report.

    Note
    In the Printer Setup window, you can also specify all report pages to print or a page range.

  5. In the Deferred Print Options window, select or clear the Purge After Printing check box to either purge or retain the report after printing. If user logons are defined, select the Secure Report check box to restrict other users from printing the report. For more information, see Deferred Print Options - Fields.

  6. Click OK.

  7. In the report window, click Print.

The report generates to a deferred print file, which can be accessed and printed at a later time using Deferred Printing.