Output Devices in the SAP Spool System
A target device must be specified for the output for every document to be printed in the SAP system. As the document can be output using not only printers, but also archiving devices, these devices are called Output Devices
in the SAP system.
In the SAP system, output devices
are the logical representations of the real output devices.
You must create a device definition in the SAP system for every output device. This definition contains all the important data for addressing the device; otherwise the device cannot be correctly addressed. This data includes, for example:
Device type, such as POSTSCPT or HPLJ4
Name of the spool server (= application server with a spool work process)
Host spool access method (such as local or remote)
Destination host (for remote access methods)
For information about the device definition in general and the various types of output devices, see the following sections:
Defining an Output Device for Frontend Printing (SAP GUI for Windows)
Defining an Output Device for Frontend Printing (SAP GUI for HTML)
