Modern R/3 lists increasingly use frames and colors for screen display. The spooler and adjacent components in the Basis of R/3 have been extended so that, depending on the capabilities of the output device, the frames and colors can also be printed.
Frames are represented with special characters. For this, there are the new SAP characters 460..470 . All character sets affected have been extended accordingly. The coding of a character may now be 126 bytes long (4 bytes up to now). For many printer character sets, these characters are then (unfortunately) reproduced on '+', ' -' and '!' again. Little of these extensive changes can therefore be seen on quite a few printers.
For switching between colors, there are 24 new print controls ("COLxx "). All official device types have been extended accordingly. For many device types, they are then (unfortunately) defined the same as "bold-face" und "normal font". Little of these extensive changes can therefore be seen on quite a few printers.
After the Put, the customer only has to perform actions if he has defined his own device types and/or printer character sets.
The eleven new characters must be added to your own character sets. The
easiest way to do this is with report 'RSPO0058'. The first parameter
is the number of the character set. For the second parameter, enter:
'KY' for Kyocera F-1000 and similar
'
HP' for HP LaserJet and similar
'--' other
Macros are used for Kyocera printers, and their definition can be added to the formats with the report 'RSPO0060'.
During the first run, the report makes a suggestion, which you can enter with [F2].
The 24 new print controls must be added to your own device types. The
easiest way to do this is with report 'RSPO0059'. The first parameter
is the name of the device type. For the second parameter, specify
whether underscore should be used as a substitute for color. Entries:
'?' Output explanation
'
' Do not use underscore
'X' Use underscore
For the following three parameters, specify the print controls which until now have performed some of the actions required:
+ Activate underscore. Possibly: 'SAULN' or: 'SUL<<'.
+ Deactivate underscore. Possibly: 'SAOFF' or: 'SUL>>'.
The command sequence for 'SUL>>
' is often shorter because 'SAOFF' also deactivates bold-face.
+ Bold-face, but without underscore. Often: ' '.
During the first run, the report makes a suggestion, which you can enter with [F2].
For some device types, it is possible to define macros for certain
actions and then use them. If, e.g., the graphic special characters for
Kyocera printers are output using macros, the macro definitions must be
added to the initialization sequences of all formats used for report
lists. Report 'RSPO0060' is used for this. The first parameter is the name of the device type. For the second parameter, enter:
KY for Kyocera F-1000 and similar
HP for HP LaserJet and similar
During the first run, the report makes a suggestion, which you can enter with [F2].
For similar tasks, it is recommended that you use the report as a model.
Changes to the interface