Alma Printer configurations for Bizzell
Configuring Printers
To configure printers, you must have one of the following roles:
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Alma is hosted in a SaaS environment. Due to security concerns and technical limitations, SaaS environments do not support direct connection of local or network printers. Instead, printing in Alma works using email. Each library/institution must define the email addresses of its local printers in Alma, which route staff-oriented, Alma-originating e-mails (including request and transit slips) to the appropriate printer.
You configure printers on the Printers page (Configuration Menu > Fulfillment > General > Printers).
Printers Page
Ensure that you are within the context of the institution/library whose printers you want to configure by selecting the required institution/library from the Configuring filter on the Configuration page.
To associate a printer with a circulation desk, you must configure the printer at the library level. Ensure that you have selected a library in the Configuring filter on the Configuration page.
Select the printer code or name headings to sort the list alphabetically—in ascending or descending order—by printer code or name.
The following actions can be performed on this page:
- Add a printer (see Adding a Printer)
- Edit a printer (see Editing Printer Information)
- Delete a printer (Select Delete from the row actions list)
Adding a Printer
You can add a printer to the institution or a library. If you add a printer to the institution, it is available for all the libraries within the institution as well.
To associate a printer with a circulation desk, you must configure the printer at the library level. Ensure that you have selected a library in the Configuring filter on the Configuration page.
Ensure that the email addresses of the printers you add are configured in the Email Include List mapping table. For instructions, see Configuring Allowed Emails.
To add a printer:
- On the Printers page (Configuration Menu > Fulfillment > General > Printers), select Add Printer.
# In the Add Printer dialog box, enter a code, name, and email address (all required) for the printer. Optionally, add a description as well. Add Printer Dialog Box
# Select Add and Close to close the dialog box. The defined printer is added to the list of printers on the Printers page. Printers Page After defining a printer, you can specify which circulation desks and service units are served by the printer. For details, see Editing Printer Information.
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Editing Printer Information
You can edit the details of any printer. The details include:
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