Configuring a repository printer on Windows and auditing the print event

Hi,

Are there any documentation on how to configure a repository printer on Windows.i need to audit the print event of the docuemnts.

I went through some of the forums but the links provided are not able to access.

Can anyone please help me how to configure the printer on Windows...

Content Server 6.5sp1/sp2

OS: Windows

Client: Webtop

App Server:Tomcat 6.

Thnx In Advance

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DCTM_Guru

Since printing is a function of the client (eg Word), you cannot directly configure to audit this function without customizing the client. The closest thing you can do without customizing is to audit when a user gets a file (ie view/export content).

UPDATE - do you have IRM products installed? If so, then you can audit (as well control) who prints files.

bacham2

Actually, the Content Server supports server-side printing and those print events can be audited. I believe that's what our friend wants to do. However, very few customers use it as far as I know.

DCTM_Guru

bacham2 - can you share references/resources that describe this server side printing? I dont see this "print" event listed in the Content Server Admin guide. Also, I would be curious to know how the Content Server can trigger printing of "any" type document. Is it limited to only Microsoft Office docs?

VishuG

Hi,

i reffered to the guide "Documentum Content_Server_53_SP1_api_ref.pdf" pg.322 says

"refer toConfiguring a repository printer onWindows, page 81

in the Content Server System Administrator’s Guide

but I dont find any thing on printers in "Content Server Administration guide". Is this guide same as "Content Server System Administrator’s Guide" as im not able to find the specified guide in powerlink.

And since there is a method to "print " so this is a system event and can be audited i think..

please help me out how to configure the printer on windows...

Thnx In Advance

Vishu

bacham2

This is a historical feature that has been available since release 1.0. For more details, refer to the print API and the dm_outputdevice object type.

It's not used widely because it has certain limitations. First of all, the document you want to print needs to be in a format that the printer understands natively: e.g. PostScript. Nowadays, some printers understand PDF directly. The transformation of your original format to the printer format is up to you. You can obviously use one of the CTS products or the internal Content Server transformation engine.

The other drawback, is that typically the printer is not "close" to the user requested to print.

Hicham

DCTM_Guru

Hicham,

Thanks for the reference. Which event should the user audit to capture the printing of the doc?

bacham2

I thought there was a dm_print event but it looks like I was mistaken...

pradeepgs-Me5u8

Hi,

Can anyone please provide the steps or pocedure for 'Configuring a repository printer on Windows' , so that i can try out with auditing for print event.

In my environment i just installed Contentserver 6.5sp1 instlled on Windows XP,webtop,and DA.

Thanx In Advance