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Status Delivered
Workspace IBM i
Categories Db2 Web Query
Created by Guest
Created on Jul 14, 2016

DB2 WebQuery print PDF

we do printing using the pdf-viewer. because we can view the report first
and if needed we can print the report. additional the pdf prining function does autofit the
report to the pageformat of the printer. this means - if the report has pagesize A3 you
can print it on a papersize of A4 because the pdf-printing does a scale down to the real papersize.

so you have only create a pdf-report that has all coloumns on one pagewith.
the width of the coloumns depends of the data inside, so you have to select
a correct (report)pagesize that brings all columns on the pagesize, to fill a PDF
horizontally as efficient as possible without splitting the records to
separate PDF pages.

So there could be several ways to solve this issue:

1. Add more Formats like A1 and A2 to be able to more granular use
pagesizes that display the records more efficiently.

2. Add a Custom Size, which I can use to finetune the results as
efficient as possible.

3. Add an Automatic Page Size Option which uses a page width that
exactly fits the width of the longest output line.


Use Case:

we do printing using the pdf-viewer. because we can view the report first
and if needed we can print the report. additional the pdf prining function does autofit the
report to the pageformat of the printer. this means - if the report has pagesize A3 you
can print it on a papersize of A4 because the pdf-printing does a scale down to the real papersize.

so you have only create a pdf-report that has all coloumns on one pagewith.
the width of the coloumns depends of the data inside, so you have to select
a correct (report)pagesize that brings all columns on the pagesize, to fill a PDF
horizontally as efficient as possible without splitting the records to
separate PDF pages.

So there could be several ways to solve this issue:

1. Add more Formats like A1 and A2 to be able to more granular use
pagesizes that display the records more efficiently.

2. Add a Custom Size, which I can use to finetune the results as
efficient as possible.

3. Add an Automatic Page Size Option which uses a page width that
exactly fits the width of the longest output line.


Idea priority High
  • Guest
    Reply
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    Feb 20, 2017

    Thank you for the response. I will close this RFE since it has been addressed.

  • Guest
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    Feb 19, 2017

    confirmed

  • Guest
    Reply
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    Feb 18, 2017

    Thank you for submitting your request to IBM.

    I believe this issue has been addressed with you. Please confirm.

  • Guest
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    Jan 17, 2017

    Page format A1 and A2 are added.
    (minimum requirement solved)

    But add a "custom size" or an "automatc page size option" would be a much better solution.

  • Guest
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    Jul 15, 2016

    Creating a new RFE based on Community RFE #91468 in product IBM i.