SAP Printing Guide (BC-CCM-PRN)
SAP Printing Guide (BC-CCM-PRN)
Content
SAP Printing Guide (BC-CCM-PRN)
Information Flow from Print Document to Printout
Spool and Output Requests
Output Control of Spool Requests and Output Requests
Selecting and Displaying Spool and Output Requests
List of Spool Requests
List of Output Requests
Displaying the Status of Spool and Output Requests
Displaying the Contents of a Spool Request
Exporting the Contents of a Spool Request as a Text File
Exporting the Contents of a Spool Request as a PDF File
Exporting the Contents of a Spool Request as a Table, RTF, or HTML
Displaying and Changing Spool Request Information
Adding Spool Requests to Another Spool Request
Outputting Spool Requests
Deleting Multiple Spool Requests Simultaneously
Deleting Spool Requests in the Background
Displaying and Printing Interactive Forms
Printing from SAP GUI for HTML
Spool Administration
Access Authorizations for the Spool System
Authorizations for Output Devices
Authorization Groups for Output Devices
Authorizations for the System
Predefined Authorization Profiles for System Administration
Authorizations for the Output Controller
Print Architecture and Printing Methods
Planning the SAP Print Architecture
General Guidelines for Optimal Printer Throughput
Examples: Optimal Printer Configuration
Classifying Output Devices
Local Printing (Access Methods C and L)
Setting Up Local Printers
Example: Local Printing (Microsoft Windows/UNIX)
Remote Printing (Access Methods S and U)
Setting Up Remote Printing for Microsoft Windows PCs
Example: Remote Printing on Microsoft Windows PCs
Setting Up Remote Printing for UNIX Hosts
Example: Remote Printing on UNIX
Front-End Printing on Local Printers
Optimal Configuration of Front-End Printing
Constraints for Front-End Printing
Front-End Printing with Control Technology (Access Method G)
Front-End Printing (SAP GUI for Windows)
Defining an Output Device for Front-End Printing (SAP GUI for Windows)
Front-End Printing (SAP GUI for HTML)
Front-End Printing (SAP GUI for Java)
Setting Up Front-End Printing Using the Windows Terminal Server
Printing Using E-Mail
Setting Up SAPconnect for E-Mail Printing up to SAP Basis 4.6D
Setting Up SAPconnect for E-Mail Printing as of SAP Web AS 6.10
Printing Interactive Forms
Administering XDC Files for SAP Device Types (Report RSPO0022)
Access Methods
Printing Assistant for Landscapes (PAL)
Planning the PAL Landscape
Creating RFC Destinations in the Central System
Supported Access Methods for PAL
Access Method E Printing
Access Method C Printing
Access Method L Printing
PAL Printer Spool Server Change
Central System
Target System
Device Type Distribution
Working with the Printing Assistant for Landscapes
PAL Object Types
Creating a PAL Printer
Retrieving an Output Device from a Target System
Deleting a PAL Printer
Creating a Target System
Creating a Target System Group
Deleting a Target System Group
Creating a Printer Group
Deleting a Printer Group
The Distribution Process
Distributing Printer Groups to Target System Groups
Distribution Status
Re-Distributing a Printer Group to a Target System Group
Printer Status Feedback
Technical Requirements
Enabling Output Devices for Printer Status Feedback
Output Devices in the SAP Spool System
Device Definition (General)
Device Type (Short Description)
Defining Output Devices for Microsoft Windows Printing
Defining Output Devices for Local Windows Printing
Defining an Output Device for Remote Printing on Microsoft Windows PCs
Generic Device Type SWIN for Microsoft Windows Printing
SAPSprint Service
Printing Through SAPSprint
Installing SAPSprint
SAPPDFPRINT Service (Overview)
Defining Output Devices for UNIX Printing
Defining Output Devices for Local UNIX Printing
Defining Output Devices for Remote UNIX Printing
Defining Output Devices for IBM i Printing
Defining an Output Device for a Direct Operating System Call (Access Method C)
Defining the Printer in the IBM i Using an Output Queue Object (*OUTQ)
Defining the Printer in the IBM i Using a Device Description Object (*DEVD)
Defining the Output Device in the SAP System
Defining an Output Device for Remote Printing on a Network Printer or a Printer Connected to a Microsoft Windows PC or UNIX
Defining an Output Device for Front-End Printing (SAP GUI for Windows)
Defining an Output Device for Front-End Printing (SAP GUI for HTML)
Defining Output Devices for Front-End Printing (SAP GUI for Java)
Defining Output Devices for Printing Using E-Mail
Defining an Output Device for Printing with Output Management Systems
Assigning Unicode Reference Device Types (URDT) to Output Devices
Authorization Groups for Output Devices
Printer Pools
Assigning an Output Device to a Pool
Defining Logical Output Devices
Restrict Output Devices for Clients
Print Options
Print Tickets
Printing with Print Options
Managing Print Options
Special Printing Functions
Color Printing
Duplex Printing
Printing from Multiple Paper Trays
Printing Icons and Symbols
Printing the Euro Symbol
Printing OCR Characters
Printer Types with Predefined OCR Support
Setting Up OCR Support Yourself
Printing MICR Characters
Printing Bar Codes
New Bar Code Printing for Smart Forms
Traditional Bar Code Printing for Smart Forms and SAPscript
Hardware / Software Requirements for Bar Code Printing
Predefined Bar Codes
Testing Bar Code Printing
Adding Your Own Bar Code Definitions
Creating System Bar Codes
Defining Printer Bar Codes
Adapting Bar Code Print Controls to the SAPscript Printer Drivers
Bar Codes and SWIN
Printing Labels
Security Functions for Output Devices
Managing Output Devices: General Functions
Timeouts and Retries when Printing
How a Network Connection is Made
Defining Connection Timeout Length
Defining a Value for the Timeout for Read and Write Processes
Defining the Retry Count and Delay
Testing Output Devices
Spool Server
Classifying Spool Servers
Logical Spool Servers
Defining a Logical Spool Server
Alternative Servers
Automatic Assignment of Spool Server (__AUTOSPOOLSERVER)
Transporting the Print Architecture Using Logical Servers
Displaying the Spool Server Hierarchy
Assigning Output Devices to Other Spool Servers
Static and Dynamic Server Selection
Example: Spool Server Selection
Printing in Order of Generation
Device Types for SAP Output Devices (Detail Information)
Defining a New Device Type
Copying Device Types
Editing Device Types
Creating a Format
Creating List Formats
Creating Formats for SAPscript
Editing Device Type Formats
Implementing Formats for Device Types
Editing Format Actions
Print Controls
Adding Print Controls to Standard Print Controls
Adding Print Controls to a Device Type Definition
Print Controls for List Output
SAPscript Print Controls
Print Controls for the Line Printer Driver STN2
Print Controls for Driver HPL2 for Printers of Type HP PCL-5
Print Controls for the Printer Driver PRES (Kyocera PRESCRIBE)
Print Controls for the Printer Driver POST
Description of all SAP script Print Controls
Creating Page Formats
Modifying the SWIN (SAPWIN) Device Type
Frequent Changes for Device Types
Transporting Device Types
Transporting Output Devices (Device Definitions)
Device Type Selection
Using Traditional Device Type Selection (Non-Unicode)
Examples of Effective Device Type Search (Non-Unicode)
Using the Device Type Wizard (Unicode)
Installing Devices Type
Updating the Device Type Selection Data
Font Maintenance
SAPscript Load AFM File Function
Sample *.bat File: Generating Windows Font Metric File
Integrating the Spool System into an External Output Management System
Defining a Real OMS (ROMS) in the SAP System
Assigning Output Devices to Logical OMS (LOMS)
Creating a Logical OMS
Defining OMS Command Sets for LOMS
Triggering OMS Re-Configuration
Importing OMS Definitions
Exporting OMS Definitions
Transporting OMS Definitions Between Systems
Defining an Output Device for Printing with Output Management Systems
Editing Cover Sheets for Output Requests
Variables for Printing Data on Cover Sheets
Working with the "TP_" Cover Sheet Variables
Suppressing Output of Cover Sheets
Parameter Settings
Location for Storing Spool Data
Setting a Storage Location for Output Devices
Customer Enhancement for Spool Accounting
Customer Enhancement for Spool Authorization Check
Maintaining the Spool Database
Spool Consistency Check
Spool Consistency Check in the Background
TemSe Data Storage
Displaying and Managing TemSe Objects
Storage Methods for Spool Objects in TemSe
Checking Space Usage in TemSe
Avoiding Capacity Problems in TemSe
TemSe Consistency Check
Analyzing SAP Printing Problems
Output Log
Logging Output Data
Monitoring the Spool System
Problems when Printing Using UNIX
Troubleshooting When Printing Interactive Forms
Question 1: Was the Output Request Printed?
Question 2: Printed with Minor or Severe Output Errors?
Correcting Minor Output Problems
Correcting Severe Output Problems
Question 3: Was the Spool Request Generated?
Determining Why Output Request Was Not Processed
No Spool Request Generated: Analyzing a Spool Dump
Extending Number Assignment
Question 4: What Is the Status of the Spool Request?
Analyzing Delayed Processing of Output Requests
Analyzing "Missing Output" Problems