diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 85dabbf3..e2ee946b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -72,6 +72,18 @@ xo_add_genfacetimpl(
     OUTPUT_CPP_DIR src/reader2
 )
 
+# note: manual target; generated code committed to git
+xo_add_genfacetimpl(
+    TARGET xo-reader2-facetimpl-printable-definessm
+    FACET_PKG xo_printable2
+    FACET Printable
+    REPR DefineSsm
+    INPUT idl/IPrintable_DDefineSsm.json5
+    OUTPUT_HPP_DIR include/xo/reader2
+    OUTPUT_IMPL_SUBDIR ssm
+    OUTPUT_CPP_DIR src/reader2
+)
+
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # note: manual target; generated code committed to git
diff --git a/idl/IPrintable_DDefineSsm.json5 b/idl/IPrintable_DDefineSsm.json5
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e79017f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idl/IPrintable_DDefineSsm.json5
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+    mode: "implementation",
+    includes: [ "<xo/printable2/Printable.hpp>",
+                "<xo/printable2/detail/IPrintable_Xfer.hpp>" ],
+    local_types: [],
+    namespace1: "xo",
+    namespace2: "scm",
+    facet_idl: "idl/Printable.json5",
+    brief: "provide APrintable interface for DDefineSsm",
+    using_doxygen: true,
+    repr: "DDefineSsm",
+    doc: [ "implement APrintable for DDefineSsm" ],
+}
diff --git a/include/xo/reader2/DDefineSsm.hpp b/include/xo/reader2/DDefineSsm.hpp
index 3bc042c1..b8444cbe 100644
--- a/include/xo/reader2/DDefineSsm.hpp
+++ b/include/xo/reader2/DDefineSsm.hpp
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ namespace xo {
         public:
             using AAllocator = xo::mm::AAllocator;
             using DArena = xo::mm::DArena;
+            using ppindentinfo = xo::print::ppindentinfo;
 
         public:
             /** @defgroup scm-define-ssm-facet constructors **/
@@ -133,6 +134,12 @@ namespace xo {
                                   ParserStateMachine * p_psm);
 
             ///@}
+            /** @defgroup scm-define-printable-facet printable facet methods **/
+            ///@{
+
+            bool pretty(const ppindentinfo & ppii) const;
+
+            ///@}
 
         private:
             /** identify define-expression state **/
diff --git a/include/xo/reader2/ssm/IPrintable_DDefineSsm.hpp b/include/xo/reader2/ssm/IPrintable_DDefineSsm.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dd80b443
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/xo/reader2/ssm/IPrintable_DDefineSsm.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/** @file IPrintable_DDefineSsm.hpp
+ *
+ *  Generated automagically from ingredients:
+ *  1. code generator:
+ *       [/Users/roland/proj/xo-umbrella2/xo-facet/codegen/genfacet]
+ *     arguments:
+ *       --input [idl/IPrintable_DDefineSsm.json5]
+ *  2. jinja2 template for abstract facet .hpp file:
+ *       [iface_facet_repr.hpp.j2]
+ *  3. idl for facet methods
+ *       [idl/IPrintable_DDefineSsm.json5]
+ **/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "Printable.hpp"
+#include <xo/printable2/Printable.hpp>
+#include <xo/printable2/detail/IPrintable_Xfer.hpp>
+#include "DDefineSsm.hpp"
+
+namespace xo { namespace scm { class IPrintable_DDefineSsm; } }
+
+namespace xo {
+    namespace facet {
+        template <>
+        struct FacetImplementation<xo::print::APrintable,
+                                   xo::scm::DDefineSsm>
+        {
+            using ImplType = xo::print::IPrintable_Xfer
+              <xo::scm::DDefineSsm,
+               xo::scm::IPrintable_DDefineSsm>;
+        };
+    }
+}
+
+namespace xo {
+    namespace scm {
+        /** @class IPrintable_DDefineSsm
+         **/
+        class IPrintable_DDefineSsm {
+        public:
+            /** @defgroup scm-printable-ddefinessm-type-traits **/
+            ///@{
+            using ppindentinfo = xo::print::APrintable::ppindentinfo;
+            using Copaque = xo::print::APrintable::Copaque;
+            using Opaque = xo::print::APrintable::Opaque;
+            ///@}
+            /** @defgroup scm-printable-ddefinessm-methods **/
+            ///@{
+            // const methods
+            /** Pretty-printing support for this object.
+See [xo-indentlog/xo/indentlog/pretty.hpp] **/
+            static bool pretty(const DDefineSsm & self, const ppindentinfo & ppii);
+
+            // non-const methods
+            ///@}
+        };
+
+    } /*namespace scm*/
+} /*namespace xo*/
+
+/* end */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/reader2/CMakeLists.txt b/src/reader2/CMakeLists.txt
index 0ad81a49..6b17e3d3 100644
--- a/src/reader2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/reader2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ set(SELF_SRCS
 
     DDefineSsm.cpp
     ISyntaxStateMachine_DDefineSsm.cpp
+    IPrintable_DDefineSsm.cpp
 
     DExpectSymbolSsm.cpp
     ISyntaxStateMachine_DExpectSymbolSsm.cpp
diff --git a/src/reader2/DDefineSsm.cpp b/src/reader2/DDefineSsm.cpp
index eabc1868..3ae20286 100644
--- a/src/reader2/DDefineSsm.cpp
+++ b/src/reader2/DDefineSsm.cpp
@@ -494,6 +494,14 @@ namespace xo {
                                           this->get_expect_str());
         }
 
+        bool
+        DDefineSsm::pretty(const ppindentinfo & ppii) const
+        {
+            return ppii.pps()->pretty_struct
+                (ppii,
+                 "DDefineSsm",
+                 refrtag("defstate", defstate_));
+        }
     } /*namespace scm*/
 } /*namespace xo*/
 
diff --git a/src/reader2/IPrintable_DDefineSsm.cpp b/src/reader2/IPrintable_DDefineSsm.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c3aa2edd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/reader2/IPrintable_DDefineSsm.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/** @file IPrintable_DDefineSsm.cpp
+ *
+ *  Generated automagically from ingredients:
+ *  1. code generator:
+ *       [/Users/roland/proj/xo-umbrella2/xo-facet/codegen/genfacet]
+ *     arguments:
+ *       --input [idl/IPrintable_DDefineSsm.json5]
+ *  2. jinja2 template for abstract facet .hpp file:
+ *       [iface_facet_any.hpp.j2]
+ *  3. idl for facet methods
+ *       [idl/IPrintable_DDefineSsm.json5]
+**/
+
+#include "ssm/IPrintable_DDefineSsm.hpp"
+
+namespace xo {
+    namespace scm {
+        auto
+        IPrintable_DDefineSsm::pretty(const DDefineSsm & self, const ppindentinfo & ppii) -> bool
+        {
+            return self.pretty(ppii);
+        }
+
+
+    } /*namespace scm*/
+} /*namespace xo*/
+
+/* end IPrintable_DDefineSsm.cpp */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/reader2/reader2_register_facets.cpp b/src/reader2/reader2_register_facets.cpp
index 67754bb6..ee838864 100644
--- a/src/reader2/reader2_register_facets.cpp
+++ b/src/reader2/reader2_register_facets.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <xo/reader2/ssm/IPrintable_DExprSeqState.hpp>
 
 #include <xo/reader2/ssm/ISyntaxStateMachine_DDefineSsm.hpp>
+#include <xo/reader2/ssm/IPrintable_DDefineSsm.hpp>
 
 #include <xo/reader2/ssm/ISyntaxStateMachine_DExpectSymbolSsm.hpp>
 #include <xo/reader2/ssm/IPrintable_DExpectSymbolSsm.hpp>
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ namespace xo {
             FacetRegistry::register_impl<APrintable, DExprSeqState>();
 
             FacetRegistry::register_impl<ASyntaxStateMachine, DDefineSsm>();
+            FacetRegistry::register_impl<APrintable, DDefineSsm>();
 
             FacetRegistry::register_impl<ASyntaxStateMachine, DExpectSymbolSsm>();
             FacetRegistry::register_impl<APrintable, DExpectSymbolSsm>();