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alias: user-guide-print-material-documents
description: "This documentation outlines processes for printing materials, including travelers, labels, and contextual configurations"
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# Print Material Documents

:lock: PrintableDocument.**Print**

:lock: PrintableDocument.**PrintLotTraveler**

## Overview

This operation is used to print the Lot Traveler or other documents configured for the **Material** in the Step.

## Setup

To be able to print a document for a **Material** it is necessary to:

1. Have a **Printable Document** that is created and effective and that applies to **Material**. For more information on how to create a **Printable Document**, please refer to the section [Printable Document](../printable-document/index.md).
2. Define the necessary context in the smart table [MaterialPrintableDocumentContext](../../administration/tables/smart-tables/materialprintabledocumentcontext.md). To define a default document to generate a Lot Traveler or Label, it is necessary to edit the smart table [AreaPrintableDocumentContext](../../administration/tables/smart-tables/areaprintabledocumentcontext.md).

## Preconditions

* **Material** is Active.
* At least one **Printable Document** is Active, Effective and is associated with the Step.

## Sequence of Steps

### Print Documents for Material

### Step 1: Documents

The **Print Documents** wizard will show a document or a list of documents that are associated to the **Material** and that are able to be printed.

1. Select the documents to be printed by ticking the respective checkbox(es) and select **Next**.  

### Step 2: Context

This screen is used to capture all the necessary input information for the selected **Printable Documents**.

1. Depending on the selected documents, the inputs need to be provided for all selected **Printable Documents**. Provide all required inputs, such as **Step** and **Flow**.
2. Select **Next**.

### Step 3: Printer

1. Select the printer and add the number of copies you want to print.
2. By selecting the **Preview** button, it is possible to visualize the document before it is printed.
3. Select **Print** to complete the operation.

![Screenshot showing a printer selection interface with "Print" selected to complete an operation.](images/print_documents.png)

### Print Lot Traveler for Material

1. To print a lot traveler document, select the **Print** button on the **Material** bar and then select **Lot Traveler**.
2. When the wizard is displayed, proceed to selecting the printer and choosing one of the available options:
      * All Facilities - prints the lot traveler for all the Facilities.
      * Complete Flow - prints the lot traveler for all the remaining Flow.
      * Current Area (default option) - prints the lot traveler for all the remaining Flow Steps in the current Area.
      * Current Step - prints the lot traveler only for the current Material Step.
3. By selecting the **Preview** button, it is possible to visualize the lot traveler document before it is printed.
4. Select **Print** to complete the operation.

![Screenshot showing a print dialog with options for printing a material lot traveler.](images/print_lot_traveler.png)

### Print Label for Material

1. To print a label for a **Material**, select the **Print** button on the **Material** bar and then select **Label**.
2. When the wizard is displayed, choose an available printer.
3. By selecting the **Preview** button, it is possible to visualize the label document before it is printed.
4. Select **Print** to complete the operation.

![Screenshot showing a printer label being printed.](images/print_label.png)

!!! info
	For more information, see the [Using the Printable Document](../../../tutorials/modules/advanced-layout-and-printing/printabledocument.md) tutorial.