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Procedure documentationCreating a Logical OMS

 

After you have defined the real output management system (ROMS) during the integration of the SAP spool system into an external output management system, you can define one or more logical OMS (LOMS) as the next step.

However, you must certainly define at least one LOMS. If you want to create an output device that forwards its print requests to an OMS (access method E), then you have to assign it to a LOMS. A direct assignment to the real OMS is not possible.

Defining additional LOMSs is optional. It is useful, if you want to combine your output devices into different groups that use the external OMS in different ways. For more information about the LOMS concept and its uses, see Organizing OMS Output Devices in Logical OMSs.

Prerequisites

You have defined the real OMS (ROMS) to which your LOMS definitions will refer.

Procedure

If you have imported a configuration file or a configuration file was delivered with your system, there is probably at least one LOMS already defined for you. If this is not the case, or if you require additional LOMSs, you can create LOMSs as follows in the SAP System:

  1. Call transaction SPAD, and choose Extended Administration or Full Administration.

  2. Then, on the Output Management Systems tab page, choose Logical Output Mgmt Systems.

    The list of defined LOMSs appears.

  3. If you are not in change mode, switch to this mode by choosing Change.

  4. You now have the following options:

    • You can create a new LOMS definition by choosing Start of the navigation path Logical OMS Next navigation step Create End of the navigation path.

    • You can use an existing LOMS definition as a template.

      To do this, click the entry in the list of LOMS for the LOMS is to be used as a template, and choose Start of the navigation path Logical OMS Next navigation step Create Using Template End of the navigation path.

  5. Enter the most important attributes for the LOMS:

    • Name and description

    • ROMS that this LOMS uses

  6. Choose to copy the settings for the selected ROMS, which you can then edit if necessary.

    You can also select an SAP server as a tasking target (on which the OMS runs) or as a callback target.

  7. Select a command group, if any have been defined. Otherwise, enter a character to define a command group.

    Local commands: If you want to define commands only for this LOMS, then select Local as the command group. When you define a command group, the commands will be used only for this LOMS. The command group cannot be selected from other LOMSs.

  8. If you are using callback (reports about job status by the OMS): Specify additional options and parameters on the OMS Configuration tab page, if necessary.

    If you want to adjust the message filtering, choose .

  9. Save the LOMS and exit the function.

Result

Your LOMS definition that specifies how SAP output devices are to access an external OMS is complete. You can now define additional LOMSs or define the commands that are required by LOMSs.