Enabling PDF Printer in 5 Easy Steps:

Enabling the PDF printing is a 5 step process which is as follows …
1. Install pdf2ps (or) pdftops (or) acroread utilities at OS level.
a. Verify the utility by using the command “which” for Ex:“which pdf2ps”
2. Update the pasta_pdf.cfg file in $FND_TOP/resource location with the below entries in the Preprocess for PDF output section …
% Preprocess for PDF output
% This is an example for PDF output to print.
; Xpdf
; preprocess=pdftops {infile} {outfile}
; Ghost Script
preprocess=pdf2ps {infile} {outfile}
; Acrobat
; preprocess=acroread -toPostScript -pairs {infile} {outfile}
a. Only one entry should be enabled. If you install pdf2ps then check it as above.
3. Follow the document to create the custom driver, styles and assign them to printer type and report as well as done in the attached document.
4. Bounce the concurrent services
5. Test the printing.
Mohammed Riyaz Ahmed Khan
Apps DBA “The PATHAN Boy”