Defining an Output Device for
Frontend Printing (SAP GUI for Windows)
Use
To use frontend printing using the Microsoft Windows SAP GUI on your work station computer, you must have specified an output device in the print window that was specifically created for this print method.
The output device is created using the device definition. You do not need to create different device definitions in the SAP System for your work station printers. You create a generic output device that forwards the print data to the frontend, from which the print request comes.
Prerequisites
· You require authorization to create output devices.
· The Microsoft Windows operating system is installed on the frontends (work station computers).
· The newest versions of SAP GUI and SAPlpd are installed on the frontends.
The newest versions have the same version number as your SAP Basis release.
Procedure
Follow the procedure below to create a device definition for frontend printing:
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1. Call transaction SPAD, and choose Output Devices.
2.
If you are not in change
mode, switch to this mode by choosing 
Change.
3. You can now do the following:
¡ You can create a new device definition by choosing Output Device ® Create.
¡ You can use an existing device definition as a template.
To do this, click the entry for the output device that is to be used as a template, and choose Output Device ® Create Using Template.
4. Fill out the mandatory fields of the device definition as follows for frontend printing:
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Field |
Input |
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Device Attributes Tab Page |
Output device |
Enter a name for the output device that makes it clear to your users that this is the frontend printer, such as Locl. |
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Device Type |
We recommend that you use the device type SWIN, SAPWIN, or a language-specific version for Microsoft Windows PCs. However, you can use any device type. Use the device type pdf1 or a language-specific version for Frontend Printing Using SAP GUI for HTML. |
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Host Spool Access Method tab page |
Access Method |
Specify the access method F for frontend printing. |
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Host Printer |
Enter the name __DEFAULT to use the default printer at a Microsoft Windows system. If you specify __DEFAULT as the host printer, and the user enters the name of the output device, such as LOCL, in the print window and chooses enter, the system displays other printers defined on his or her work station PC. However, you can deactivate this list for users by selecting No Device Selection at Frontend on the Host Spool Access Method tab page.
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4. Save your entries.
Result
When you save the device definition, it is available for your users’ use. To print documents using their frontend, users must enter the name of the output device that you have just created in the Output Device field of the print window.
Example
The following example shows the device definition for frontend printing with the output device LOCL. If users enter LOCL as the output device, their operating system default printer is used.
As the option No Device Selection at Frontend is not selected, the user can enter the output device LOCL in the print window and choose enter. A list then appears showing the other printers defined on his or her work station PC, from which the user can then select the printer that he or she wants to use.
See also:
Output Devices in the SAP Spool System
