You must install Financial Reporting Studio before you can configure the Financial Reporting Print Server. See Installing Financial Reporting Studio and Financial Reporting Print Server. In addition, the Financial Reporting Application Server must be installed, configured, and running.
To configure the Financial Reporting Print Server:
From a command line, navigate to FinancialReportingStudio_Installation_Location/products/financialreporting/install/bin and open FRSetupPrintServer.properties in a text editor.
Specify the Financial Reporting Server URL and administrator credentials used to register the Financial Reporting Print Server:
FRWebServer=http://server:port (specify the same Server URL used when connecting from Financial Reporting Studio)
AdminUser=userName
AdminPassword= password
From a command line, navigate to FinancialReportingStudioInstallationLocation/products/financialreporting/install/bin/ and run the following command: FRSetupPrintServer.cmd to configure and register the Print Server.
Ensure that the Financial Reporting Print Server service has been created and started. You might have to start it manually the first time.
In addition, note the follow requirements.
To print cell documents, the corresponding “print” applications (Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) on the Print Server machine must have the following characteristics:
Be properly installed
Be properly registered for printing in the computer’s registry
Be available to the “SYSTEM” account
Have access to, and be able to print from, the printers installed by Financial Reporting (HRPrinter1-5). The SYSTEM account issues all print requests, so it is important that the applications can print using the Print Server’s printers.
To optimize the print server, disable the following items:
All add-ins (including EPM System add-ins) from all Microsoft Office applications to enhance application launch time and consume system resources. If enabled, it may display UI components that require user input.
SmartTags (Office 2002+) to enhance performance.
“Office Assistant” which prompts the user for input, which halts printing.
Tip:
Dedicate a machine as a print server, and ensure that add-ins are not used.