
In order to facilitate specification implementation and understanding, the specifications are also available here in complete, stand-alone form, along with their associated Web Services Description Languages (WSDLs) and XML Schema Definitions (XSDs). For example, the client could set a custom element called "InkHeadAlignmentValue" which the printer would use to realign the inkjet head. The new operation, "SetPrinterElements" enables a client to set the value of a schema element on the printer. The new schema element "SupportsWSPrintV12" is used to identify support for WS-Print V1.2. WS-Print includes all operations and schema elements used in WS-Print V1.1, but adds support for a new schema element and a new operation. Web Services on Devices for printing (WS-Print) v1.2 adds a number of new schema elements to the current WS-Print V1.1 Service Specification. GetBidiSchemaExtensions – Allows retrieval of Bidi Schema extensionsįor more information, see Appendix E in the Print Service Definition v2.0 specification available in the WS-Print v2.0 file download below.GetPrintDeviceResources – Allows retrieval of localized resources in ResX.GetPrintDeviceCapabilities – Allows retrieval of a PrintDeviceCapabilities document.CreatePrintJob2 – Extension of CreatePrintJob which includes PrintSchema PrintTicket for job configuration.

PrepareToPrint – Informational operation which allows printers to warm up.WS-Print v2.0 defines the following new operations: The new operations and schema elements in WS-Print V2.0 allow a mobile client to print without the aid of a driver, and can be used to enhance the capabilities of a v4 print driver. The basic operation of a WS-Print V1.0 print device has not changed. WS-Print V2.0 adds a number of new schema elements and operations that supplements the current WS-Print V1.0 service specification.

Web Services on devices, part of the Windows Rally program, describes a set of protocols for consuming and controlling services on network-connected devices.įour Web Services specifications exist for printing and scanning, to help device manufacturers take advantage of the improved customer experience around connecting, installing, and using devices with Windows.įor Windows 8.1, the print service definition for web services on devices has been updated to v1.2.įor Windows 10, the print service definition for web services on devices has been updated to v2.0.

Web Services technology provides a common framework for describing and sharing information. Windows Vista was the first Microsoft Windows operating system to provide Web Services on devices as a connection protocol for printing and scanning peripherals. The Web Services technology provides a common framework for describing and sharing information. Information about web services that provide a connection protocol for printing and scanning peripherals.
