The Print Document The Print Document tool allows you to produce hard-copies of documents created by other task steps. All standard printer properties are available to produce run-time-specific output. tool does not require any global configuration; it can be immediately added to a task.

To add a new Print Document step to an existing task:

1. Open the relevant task (if creating a new task, see How to Create a Basic Task).
2. Either:

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Click and drag the Print Document icon from the Task Browser to the task Design area.

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From the task's Design tab, right-click on empty space and select New > Output > Print Document.

3. In the General tab, Name your task step and select the input document source.
   How Do I Do This?

   The General tab is used to Name and describe (Description) this task step.

   Tip: If this task instance makes use of two or more Print Document steps, ensure the Name used is unique for each individual step.

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   Document Source — All available documents from previously created task steps that can be printed are listed here

4. Go to the Main tab and choose the Printer for this task step.
   How Do I Do This?

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   Printer — Available printers and printer definitions for this tool. You can use variables and recordset data from the Task Browser interface to dynamically select the printer at run-time.

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   Properties — Use Properties to set specific printer settings for this output, such as paper size and orientation.

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   Page Range — For internal use only.

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   Copies — The number of copies of this particular document. You can use variables and recordset data from the Task Browser interface to dynamically specify the number of copies.

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   Text Output Format — You can choose the font formats of the printed document here.

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   Memory — Use Memory to memorise some or all of the step output for use in other task steps. This is particularly useful when the Print Document step is called multiple times — use Memory to compare the document previously processed to the new document currently being processed to avoid duplicates.

   For more information, go to the main Main tab topic.

5. Go to the Printer Definitions tab and choose the settings for the selected printer in the Main tab.
   How Do I Do This?

   Printer definitions are named configurations of specific printer settings. These are local and private to the step they are created in and, at the time of writing, cannot be shared.

   Click Add to create a new definition.

   For more information, go to the main Printer Definitions tab topic.

6. Go to the Options tab and select the relevant error handling options for this task step.

   How Do I Do This?

   The Options tab allows you to define how errors in this step are handled at task runtime.

   If an error occurs, you can decide whether the step should Continue processing, or terminate the step immediately (Abort Step).

   If the step is aborted, you can choose to Continue processing onto the next step in the task, or terminate the whole task immediately (Abort Task).

7. Click  to save the task step.