You make the necessary settings in Customizing for Shop Floor Control under Operations → Define Print Control . There, you can define the following:
Names of the lists
You can define list ID and list name.
Spool parameter for users
You can define, for example, which lists a user can print, in which plant and to which printer.
For example, you can define that user "A" may only print out pull lists and material withdrawal certificates, while user "B" may only print out time tickets and confirmation slips.
You can also define spool parameters here. You define the following:
Which printer the list is printed on
Whether it is printed immediately or not
How may days the list should be retained in the spool file, before it is deleted
For collective lists, the immediate printing of shop floor papers is subject to certain restrictions. See the SAP Note 199151.
Reference Order Types
Forms
You can define, for example, which form (SAPscript form of PDF-based form) is used per plant, reference order type, and printer.
By doing so, you can define the layout of the list by defining a SAPscript form for a certain order type, for example, that prints a barcode on the confirmation slip.
By double-clicking on the SAPscript form, you can access the Form Painter. (See Form Painter )
By double-clicking on the PDF-based form, you can access the SAP Form Builder. (See Maintaining Forms with the Form Builder and PDF-Based Print Forms )
Print program
You can define, per reference order type, list, and print variant, which print program/print report the system should use and which data should be contained in a list.
You can use the print variant to control which print program is used for which list. A print variant at form level does not exist.
The print report processes the data and issues it using a SAPscript form or a PDF-based form.
The form and the print program must be suited, in other words, if you are using a PDF-based form, you must also use a print program that support PDF output.
The following PDF-forms and production order lists exist:
List |
PDF Form |
Print Program with PDF Output |
---|---|---|
LG01 Object List |
PSFC_PRINT_LAY |
PSFC_OBJECT_LIST_PDF |
LV02 Document References |
PSFC_DOC_LINKS |
PSFC_DOCLINK_LIST_PDF |
LG04 Kanban Card |
PSFC_KANBAN |
PRKANB_PDF |
You should note that the technical names of the PDF-based forms are identical to those of the SAPscript forms. The corresponding PDF print programs end with *PDF.
List control for Transactions
You can define which lists can be printed, in other words, which lists, which MRP controller can print in which plant, and in which transaction.
The lists that can be printed can be limited using spool parameters on a user-dependent basis. In other words, you can define that a user can only print certain lists.
The actual number of lists that can be printed is determined by taking both these settings into account. In other words, a list can only be printed if conditions from both settings are met. These two settings clearly define which lists may be printed by which user in which transaction.
In the application, the user can further limit the lists that he or she is allowed to print, or adjust them to suit his or her needs. For example, the user can change the printer or the spool retention period. The user can see an overview of the lists that can be printed in the production order by choosing Order → Settings → List Control
Defining the printer
You can define the printer per work, reference order type, and MRP controller.
Process Control for Transactions
You can define, per plant and transaction, whether printing should take place online or in the background.
Table accesses
Using these settings, table entries can be automatically read from tables that are not directly assigned to the order environment. When you maintain entries you should note that the table you have specified has also been set to active. Otherwise, runtime errors will occur during printing because the table either does not exist, or is not active.
For more information about printing production orders, see SAP Note 11104.
If you want to print lists for a production order in the standard setting for the SAP system, you should note the following:
Note the following when you print lists of operations:
Is Customizing set up in such a way that the control key for the operations is checked when printing lists?
If this is the case, you must check whether the control key:
Permits the printing of operations
Permits the printing of time tickets
Permits the printing of confirmation slips
If the control key check is not activated in Customizing, the system does not check the control key or the status. In this case, the system also does not set a print status.
Does the status of the order and the status of the operation permit the list to be printed?
If the order status does not permit printing, the system does not print a list.
If the order status permits printing, the system prints a list. Operations whose status does not permit printing are not included in this list.
The printing of lists is permitted if
The order is either released or partially released
The order is neither technically complete nor deleted
The user status does not forbid printing (see System/User Status )
The printing of individual operations in an order is permitted if
The order is partially released or released
The operation is released and not deleted
Do you want to print time tickets or confirmation slips?
Make sure that the number of time tickets or confirmation slips specified for the operation is greater than zero.
The number of time tickets or confirmation slips is proposed from the work center. However, you can change this on the General operation detail screen. To reach this screen choose ( ) Operation Overview in the production order Select the relevant operation and choose ( ) Operation Detail
Whether or not you can print a list of components depends on the status of the operation to which they are assigned. If you can print the operation, you can also print the relevant components.
Phantom components cannot be printed.
Whether or not you can print a list of production resources and tools depends on the status of the operation to which they are assigned. If you can print the operation, you can also print the relevant production resources and tools.