ACA 1095-C Electronic Form versus Self Mailer

We were trying to see if we could turn on consent for the 1095-C and allow electronic PDF's. It appears we cannot do this if we also need to run the self mailer. it is too late this year for us, if this is as the case, as we have already ordered the 1095-C self mailer forms, but we were hoping to also use employee self service for employees to view their 1095-C. It appears, through testing, that if I choose the ACA95C18_SM on the ACA Form BI Publisher Options page under Report Definitions (even if I also choose the