AX3006

Printing multiple plan files

You can print multiple plan files in batch by using the Print Plan Files feature. Select multiple plan files within a file group, and then select one or more print views for each plan file. The available print views for each plan file are based on the template that was used to create the plan file.

To print multiple plan files from a file group:

  1. On the Axiom tab, in the File Output group, click the down arrow to the right of the Print button, and then click Print Plan Files.

    NOTE: In systems with installed products, this feature may be located on the Main tab, either directly on the ribbon or under Publish.

    TIP: If you have access to the file group menu for a file group, you can access Print Plan Files from the file group menu. In this case, the current file group is preselected in the dialog.

  2. In the Print Plan Files dialog, use the File Group list to select the file group that contains the plan files to print.

    You can print only one file group at a time. After a file group is selected, the dialog displays a list of the available plan files.

  3. In the Select plan files to print section, select the plan files to print.

    • You can sort and filter the list using standard Axiom grid functionality to find the plan files to print.

    • To select multiple plan files at the same time, highlight the plan files, and then right-click and select Select. to print all plan files that are displayedy in the dialog, select the check box in the header row.

    After you select at least one plan file, you can select which print views to print.

  4. In the Select views to print section, select the views to print. You must select a view for each source template for the selected plan files.

    • Click the Select print views link.

    • In the Select Print Views dialog, select the sheet/print view combinations to print, and then click OK.

      To view the settings to be applied to the print job, click the View link. Print settings are read-only in this context.

      NOTE: All template sheets are listed in this context (except for Control Sheets), including sheets that you may not typically see in plan files because they are hidden. If you select a sheet that is hidden in one of the selected plan files, it is not be printed. A message informs you of the unprinted sheet when the printing process is complete.

    • Repeat this process for each source template.

    If the selected plan files were built using the same template, only one template is listed. If the selected plan files were built using multiple templates, multiple templates are listed. The print selections for each template apply only to the plan files that were built using that template.

  5. To print to a different printer than your default printer, click Choose Printer. In the Printer Setup dialog, select the printer to use, and then click OK.

    NOTE: In the Windows Client, the printer is always your default printer unless you change it for a specific print job. In the Excel Client, the printer starts as your default printer, but if you change the printer for a print job, that selection is carried forwardd for future print jobs in the current session.

  6. Click Print.

If a selected print view is not found in a target plan file, a message lists the affected plan file and the relevant sheet/print view. This issue may occur if the print views in either the template or the plan file were modified after plan file creation.