Procedure documentationImplementing Formats for Device Types

Prerequisites

Caution Caution

Make the following changes only to copies of SAP original device types.

End of the caution.

To be able to implement a new device type format, you must Create the corresponding format type. In addition, a page format must exist for this format type.

Procedure

  1. Choose Start of the navigation path Tools Next navigation step CCMS Next navigation step Spool Next navigation step Spool Administration, Full Administration End of the navigation path.

  2. In the Device types field under the DeviceTypes tab page, enter the name of the copied device type (Zxxx) and confirm your entry.

  3. Then choose Change, a Create, and Formats.

  4. Enter the name of the format type that you want to use for your device type. Choose Enter.

  5. Select the new format.

  6. Copy the format of a device type for which this format is already in use. Then choose Copy format, enter the required data and then choose Copy. This copies all the template's actions and attributes into your new format.

    You can also copy individual actions from a format. To do this, select the desired action (printer initialization, for example) and choose Copy Action, enter the required data and choose Copy.

  7. Save your device type format.

Result

Enter the copied device type in the definition of the output devices that are to use the new format.

For information about how to edit actions and attributes of a device type, see Editing Device Type Formats.

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