User guide v3.x

The Printer Tool allows the user to print documents in PDF format and upload them to OpenKM.

Configuration

1. Go to the notification area of the Windows taskbar.
2. Click the right mouse button on the OKMPrinter icon.
3. Go to the “Configuration” option. 

First, you must choose the Configuration menu item to set your configuration values:

Property	Type	Description
Language	Select	User interface language.
User	String	User ID for accessing OpenKM. user1
Password	String	The user’s password. pass1
Host	String	OpenKM URL. http://localhost:8080/openkm/
Request path to upload	Bool	When it is enabled, the user will be asked if they want to change the default destination path.
Default path to upload	String	Set the default destination path. This option is enabled when the “Request path to upload” option is disabled.

After you set your configuration values, a folder called OpenKM is created in your user’s My Documents folder. In this OpenKM folder, there’s a configuration file named openkm.xml

Print and upload

1. Open a document from any application.
2. Print the document.
3. Choose the “OKMPrinter” as the destination printer.
4. The application will show a message “The document has been successfully uploaded” to indicate the process is finished.

The uploaded document will be saved with the pattern: “OKMPrinter_YearMonthDay_Hour.pdf”.