Smartform - Print preview & actual print

[Former Member]

Hi,

I have to make a developement for pre-printed forms using Smartforms.

A Logo, table skeleton & certain texts are already printed on A4 size paper.

I have to design a smartform such that Logo & pre-printed text should be visible in print preview however when user tries to make an actual print; pre-printed objects should not be printed & only dynamic data should be printed on spaces present in A4 pre-printed paper.

Thanks,

S Kumar

[Former Member]

Hi Kumar,

I think this is not possible.....

What if I select the print preview and from inside trigger the print ??

Regards

[FredericGirod]

Hi,

it's a big big job to test in all the fixed text the preview value :

JOB_OUTPUT_OPTIONS-TDPREVIEW = 'X'.

good luck

Fred

[Former Member]

But Fed,

If I am in preview and trigger the print it will not check I suppose....

The preview is not meant only for display but to project what will be printed...

We can put the check but this will work only once I trigger the print directly.

Correct me please if I am mistaken,

Regards

[FredericGirod]

Yes, you must lock the print in print preview mode ..

regards

Fred

[Former Member]

Thanks Friends,

I got something really helpful which seems like will help me to move ahead.

http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-28913

Thanks to Author,

Cheers

S Kumar

[former_member215424]

Hi Kumar,

Just one suggestion from the developer who has recently spent most of her time in alignment issues of such pre-print forms assignment .

The document http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-28913 is really helpful but please make sure the background image is correctly mapped to the actual print on the paper before you start the coding( u can verify this by taking a print once u assign the background image of a scanned copy of a pre print paper ) . This will save lot of your time.

Regards,

Shruti D.