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Adobe LiveCycle ES
Output Service
LiveCycle ES Services
Paper handling 89
The XDC Editor within Workbench ES is used to map or assign a physical input tray to a paper type; the four
names provided in Designer ES covers most tray-selection needs. For example, the deployed device profile
can be modified so that the Letter Color paper type causes the printer to select yellow paper loaded into a
secondary letter-sized input tray.
The Output service matches paper types that are used in the form, by name, against paper types that are
defined in the device profile deployed to the server; therefore, only the deployed device profile needs to
be modified to ensure the appropriate input tray selection.
Although the four provided paper types are usually adequate, it is possible to create additional paper
types. Additional paper types can be used in the XDC Editor by creating a new paper type name, but it
must exist in Designer ES to be used. To add paper types, the Designer.xdc file must be hand-edited,
copying an existing entry of the correct paper size and changing the name as desired.
The concept of printer trays is not applicable to PDF. That is, you cannot specify a particular printer tray
when printing a PDF document. The selection at the printer is based on page size, and the first
non-secured tray that matches the required page size is used. If no match to size is found, a manual feed is
requested.
For PCL documents, each master page in the XDP file (the form design created in Designer ES) is mapped
to a paper type. The paper type is, in turn, mapped to an entry in the XDC file. It is important that you use
caution because the literal that you view in the paper type list may get turned into a slightly different
literal by Designer ES. Check the XML source to get the precise literal that is used in the XDC file.
In the XDC file, the paper type appears in the stock column. You can modify the entry to show the tray
number that contains the paper type that you want to use. However, the tray number that you see on the
printer itself (for example, tray 1, tray 2, and so on) may not be the correct device number that the printer
understands. You need to review the printer reference manual to ensure that you have the tray number
correctly stated.
If the stated tray number is not valid or carries a page size that does not match the requested page size,
the printer reverts to the first non-secured tray that represents the correct paper size.
For PostScript documents, the printer tray selection process is the same as for PCL documents. To select
the tray by media type, keep the Input Tray Number column in the XDC file blank and enter the media type
in the Input Tray Type column. It is assumed that the printer is configured to recognize the media type.
Note:A PostScript file created from a form design that contains a custom page may not print. In this
situation, you must configure the printer to handle custom sizes. Each printer has its own way of
handling custom sizes. Some printers allow you to configure the page size, media type, input trays,
and so on. See your printer’s documentation to learn how to configure your printer to handle
custom sizes.
Paper handling
Designer ES exposes control over duplex printing in two ways, depending on whether the form is
intended to be generated as a PDF document and subsequently printed from Adobe Reader or Acrobat or
printed directly to a PCL or PostScript device.
When the form is intended to generate a PDF document, settings that are related to how the PDF
document should be printed can be configured from the Form Properties dialog box within Designer ES.
These settings include the number of copies to print and the duplexing setting. Subsequent printing of a
PDF document from Adobe Reader or Acrobat uses these settings.
