# Plot Management

## How to Configure Print and Punch Data

If files are plotted on a microfilm plotter (which is a special-purpose plotter), some additional punch data parameters must be defined. To do this, open the corresponding masks with System > Plot management > Plot data configuration and Punch data configuration. All output parameters and their position in the output string are defined in these masks.

| Print and punch data is not created unless the "Special plotter" checkbox has been enabled under System > Plot management > Plotter defaults.

Field | Description
Pos. | Position of element within the string. The position number can be used for record sorting operations.
Variable | System variable whose parameter value is to be printed.
Length | Length of sub string. Define the number of characters in the sub string. The string is truncated if the string length exceeds the specified number of characters. If the data string is shorter, the missing section is padded with white spaces.
Orientation | Alignment of the sub string. Defines whether strings that contain less characters than the number defined in the Length field are left-aligned (L) or right-aligned (R).
Description | Notes on the variable contents

The following information can be printed:

@CDD_DOC_ID | Document ID
@CDD_DOC_ORG_NAME | Name of document
@CDD_DOC_SHEET | Sheet number
@CDD_DOC_VER | Version
@CDD_DOC_FORMAT | Sheet size
@CDD_DOC_DATE | Date
@CDD_BLANK | Blank

@CDD_BLANK elements can be used to insert white spaces between sub strings!