Add custom font to JDE Enterprise Server for report printing

This is applicable to Enterprise Server running under Linux OS as the built-in font type is less and only default to a few types of font.

Objective : To install custom font in Enterprise Server for report printing.


Solution :

1. Copy the required font from Windows font folder in location C:\Windows\Fonts
2. By using, WinSCP, connect to the Enterprise Server and go to location /u01/jdedwards/e910/system/resource/truetype and paste the font copied.
3. After copied, edit the file /u01/jdedwards/e910/system/resource/pdflib.upr. There are some font pre-configured in pdflib.upr but being commented out with (%). Remove the (%) for the font copied and make sure the font file name matched the font name copied. 
4. If the font is not listed in pdflib.upr, you can manually type the Font description name and the font file name.   

Example : 

Preconfigured pdflib.upr

If the font is not listed, you can manually add-in the font as shown below:

Reference : 1451775.1 E1:UBE: How to Setup Custom Fonts in EnterpriseOne Tools Release 9.1

Report printed in EnterpriseOne shows Times New Roman instead of Arial

Problem : In report design, font property had been changed to Arial. But, reports are printing Times New Roman instead of Arial.

Cause : Default font setting in P98980 is incorrect.

According to the above screenshot for P98980, the Report Font ID is Times New Roman when the Screen and Grid Font ID is set to Arial.

Solution : Open P98980 in fat client, modify all Times New Roman value under Report Font ID when the Screen Font ID and Grid Font ID is Arial as shown in below screenshot.

Reference : E1: UBE: Reports Are Created with Font Times New Roman instead of Arial on EnterpriseOne 8.9 and Above (Doc ID 634731.1)