A print step is used to Print an SSRS report on a selected printer. The report name is defined separately on the Report Definition form and on this form the user simply selects the report to print and then also maps steps to the report parameters.

 

 

Print Step Definition

 

 

 

 

The fields are described below:

Step Name - reference used when building the step and defining the step sequence. For a Print step it is recommended to use Print-ReportName as the step name.

Step Description - This is a more detailed description of the step if required.

Next Step - This is the step that the user will be taken to after the Print step has executed

Report Name - This is the name of the report. The printer to print to is not defined here because it may change depending on who is running the function and where they are using it. Report Printers are defined on the User and the Device setup forms.

Map - This is where Steps are mapped to Report Parameters as shown below

 

Report Parameter to Step Mapping

Printer Mapping - This is where you can map additional information such as the printer to use or the number of copies to Print. This greatly increases your flexibility since you can map these fields to either fixed values or to steps meaning that the report printer can be dependent on anything you choose rather than simply the user name or the device name

 

Mapping Printer options