Printing
It is possible to create PDF files with CIP Cockpit. This is a very useful feature
of the application, because the user can easily send or print the PDF files.
There are two buttons on the main toolbar for generating PDF files:
Print current view
In this case the application chooses the output form automatically based on the
current view. For example if the user browses the records in a grid view, the output
PDF file will contains all the records in a grid view, too. Of course not on a single
page, it will be separated on multiple pages with headers on the top of the pages.
Print with the selected "User-Defined Input Form"
In several cases the used input form is not suitable for printing. For example a Page
Control is very useful for data input, but not for printing, because only there are
only one visible page. To avoid this situation it is possible to create User-Defined
Input Forms with special layout and mark them as Print Forms. The user can select the
suitable form for printing. Clicking on this toolbar button will open a dialog to
change one the of Print Forms. For easier use it is also possible to select a form
from a drop-down menu, too.
Note that the "User-Defined Input Forms" will be printed with the same data as they are
on the screen.