Set Up Printers
To make printers available to users when they distribute
reports, you can create entries for printers and save them in the
Cognos 8 content store. When users want to print a report,
they can select a printer that you set up without needing to know
its network address details.
When you create a printer entry, ensure that the printer you
define is set up on the computer where Cognos 8 is installed.
If the printer is not set up, the users cannot use it.
To set up printers, You must have the required capabilities to
access Cognos Administration functionality.
You must have write permissions for the Cognos namespace. See Secured Functions and Features.
Printing Considerations
To avoid possible errors, ensure that the following conditions
are met before you try printing:
Ensure that Adobe Reader version 5.0.5
or later is installed on each computer where Cognos 8 servers
are installed.
Ensure that the Cognos 8 server is started using an
account that has access to the network printer.
Sometimes, system
accounts may not have access to network printers.
If Cognos 8 is installed on UNIX, ensure that Adobe
Reader is installed in the path of the user that starts Cognos 8.
If Cognos 8 is installed on UNIX, ensure that the command lpstat
-v, returns a configured printer and that a printer variable
is defined.
When you define the network address for the printer in Cognos
Connection, use the following syntax:
For Windows, use \\server_name\printer_name.
For
UNIX, use printer_name.
When you define the network address for the printer, try using
the IP address of the printer instead of the computer name.
Ensure that Cognos 8 users have the correct access
permissions to the printer.
The role Directory Administrators
must have all access permissions granted, and the group Everyone
must have read, execute, and traverse permissions granted.
Steps
In Cognos Connection, in the upper-right corner, click Launch, Cognos Administration.
On the Configuration tab, click Printers.
A list of printers appears.
Tip: To remove a printer, select the check box for the
printer and click the delete button.
On the toolbar, click the new printer button 
.
Type a name and, if you want, a description for the printer.
Tip: Use a name that provides details about the printer,
such as Color Printer - 4th Floor
Type the network address of the printer by using the format \\server_name\printer_name for
a network printer on a Windows installation and printer_name for
a UNIX installation or for a local printer on Windows.
Click Finish.
Tip: To check or assign access permissions for
a printer, in the Actions column, click the set
properties button 
for the printer, and then click the Permissions tab.
