Printing 

The following interfaces might be relevant for developers in the area of printing:

·        XOM – Generic interface to the SAP spool system for external output management systems

You can integrate the SAP spool system into an external output management system (OMS) so that you can use the functions of the OMS from your SAP system. To do this, you require the XOM application programming interface.

·        XDC – Interface for external document converters

To be able to print documents from SAP systems with an external format, you require an external converter. This interface allows the connection of a converter of this type. It was created due to the need to print documents created with SAP systems together with attachments that were not created in SAP system, such as an invoice created with SAP Smart Forms with the payment conditions as a Microsoft Word document appendix. Technically, the XDC interface is implemented using RFC calls between the SAP system and the external converter. The interface is defined in such a way that, in addition to the formats DOC, PPT; or XLS, it can optionally also support other input formats (such as TIF, PDF) and other output formats for the conversion (such as PDF, TIF).

Reference

For more information, see the corresponding certification documentation in the SAP Developer Network (http://sdn.sap.com) under the path SAP Integration and Certification Center  ® Integration Scenarios  ®  SAP Web Application Server (Technology). In the Background Processing and Output Management area, select the BC-XOM or BC-XDC interface.