Add a PDF Viewer

To set up a PDF Viewer that auto launches the display of a PDF document, select S Spool for the device type in Output Device Maintenance (XDM).

Note
A PDF-type spool must be a queuing device if you supply a URL path for the auto launch of the (Adobe) PDF viewer.

You can use Job Schedule Maintenance (JOBS) to create a job stream to maintain the spooler for the PDF view device. See Create a Job Stream to Maintain the Spooler for the PDF Viewer Device.

Enter data or change data in these fields:

Note
Documents and reports are formatted specifically for output to modern laser printers. In most cases, no setting changes are necessary. If you enter these fields to override settings for one document or report, be aware that other documents and reports may not display or print correctly.

Field Name	Type / Max Length	Action / Description
Device name	Display	The device name you specified
Device type	Required 1 alpha	S Spool
Actual device name	Required 8 alphanumeric	Enter the name of this device in your QICWARE system configuration. The program checks the status of this device to verify that it is a real device.
Device description	Optional 40 alphanumeric	Enter a description for this device. This description displays to the right of device name when you select an output device in a print program. For example, Launch PDF viewer.
Orientation	Optional 1 alphanumeric	Accept blank to use the default setting for the document or report, select L to use landscape page orientation, or select P to use portrait.
Bin select	Optional 1 alphanumeric	Leave blank.
Auto properties	Optional	Leave blank.
Lines per page	Optional 2 numeric	Accept 0 to use the number of lines formatted for this document or report.
Lines per inch	Optional 2 numeric	Leave blank to use the default for this document or report, select 06 to print 6 lines per inch vertically (66 lines per page), or 08 to print 8 lines per inch (88 lines per page).
Characters per inch	Optional 2 numeric	Leave blank to use the default setting for the document or report or select the number of characters (8, 10, 12, or 17) you want to print per inch horizontally. Most reports use compressed print. The number of characters per inch determines the font size.
Overlay image file	Optional 15 alphanumeric	Enter the name of an overlay file that contains a form or watermark that data will overlay (print on top of). The file should be in TIF format or alternatively in JPG format. The file must be located in the folder you specified in the Image path option in System Options Maintenance (XM) program (Help and Other Path Options). The Overlay name field for a document overrides this field.
URL	Optional 45 alphanumeric	Enter the URL path for the symbolic link that your UNIX administrator created on your Apache server to the QICWARE PDF spool directory: http://machine name/IP address/qpdf. There is no standard naming convention; for example, http://63.100.227.139/qpdf/ or http://m01.qantel.com/qicware/pdf/. Note A PDF-type spool must be a queuing device if you supply a URL path for the auto launch of the PDF viewer. See Background for more information.
Single document?	Optional	When printing to the queue, select to have one document attachment per email or leave blank to have all document attachments on one email. When this option is selected, View only displays a single document in a list.

Choose the appropriate options:

To	Do This
Change a field	Move the cursor to the field and make changes. Click Apply.to accept the changes or click Cancel to reject the changes.
Enter notes for this device	Click Notes. See Enter Notes.
Display change history for the device	Click Audit. See Display an Audit Trail. This button is available only if audit trail logging is activated for the Output Device Parameters (DEVICE) file.
Test the device	Click Auto Test. This function is not available for most devices.
Accept the data	Click OK. The program prompts Device name. Enter another device name or leave blank to exit add mode.

Note
You cannot delete a record until it has been saved; use Cancel.

Choose the appropriate options when you click OK or Cancel:

To	Do This
Add another device name	Click Add.
Delete the selected device name	Click Delete. See Delete.
Copy the selected device name	Click Copy. See Copy.
Display the selected device name	Click Select.
Display devices from a specific name	Click Restart. The program prompts Device name. Enter the first device name you want to display or leave blank to begin with the first device name in the file.
Print the device listing	Click Print. See Print.
Display the previous set of records in the file	Click Page up.
Display the next set of records in the file	Click Page down.
Exit the program	Click Exit.