Hi all
I need some support to setup print management for end users and warehouse .
My requirement is to ensure that
1>Erroneous printing (USer at city a prints on printer at city b) is zeroed/,minimized
2>Warehouse printers are not available to anyone but designated warehouse staff , as under no circumstances I can have user printing ax docs on my zebra printers.
What I have done so far and my research
For end user print management
a I have thought that if I install DRA(document routing agent ) on print server , I can see that all printers in print server are available in Ax, however using this approach the risk of erroneous printing still exists and also i cannot track of which user is printing what and how much
b I have installed DRA on my system , my locally installed printers were showing up on D365. At user level I can track of what am i printing and how much, by going to DRA form under Common space. I think If I have to equip my admin to see what user, is printing what and how much. I should be able to customize the document routing agent form and provide admin with access to see DRA form details for all users( correct me if am wrong).
With this I can keep track , however the risk of erroneous printing is still there .
c. I do not install DRA at all, leave users with option to use print archive and export to file option, using which they print what is necessary from their local system. D365 has no printers installed. This approach will minimize erroneous printing as user will print it locally in system via default printer and also drive go green save paper drive.
For Warehouse management
I am using Zebra printers, all these printers are installed in my legacy system which ensure that these printers are visible only to warehouse staff.
So connecting them to Ax I have following options
a. ZPL Using Zebra programming language, but please let me know how many times end user need to use ZPL. Dont like this option as this is not end user friendly and not sure if going this route will have zebra printers available to all users or only confine to warehouse users.
b. Install all zebra users on print server , install DRA on print server, this is user friendly , but will expose my zebra printers to all users.
Please suggest best way to setup print management for end users and warehouse in dynamics 365.