Procedure documentationDefining an Output Device for Front-End Printing (SAP GUI for HTML)

 

You want to create a device definition for an output device with which you can print a PDF file on your front end using the SAP GUI for HTML from the document to be printed, and that you can print as required.

Prerequisites

You require the appropriate authorization to create output devices.

Procedure

Follow the procedure below to create a device definition for printing using the SAP GUI for HTML:

  1. Call transaction SPAD, and choose Output Devices.

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

  3. You now have the following options:

    • You can create a new device definition by choosing Start of the navigation path Output Device Next navigation step Create End of the navigation path.

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

      To do this, click the entry for the output device that is to be used as a template, and choose Start of the navigation path Output Device Next navigation step Create Using Template End of the navigation path.

  4. Specify the name of the output device and fill out the mandatory fields of the individual tab pages as follows:

    Tab Page

    Field

    Entry

    Additional Information

    Device Attributes

    Device Type

    pdf1 or

    language-specific

    Version

    By specifying this device type, you can later display the file with the PDF Viewer and print the file from this viewer.

    Device class

    Normal printer

    Host Spool

    Access Method

    Access method for host spool (operating system printer)

    G

    Host Printer

    for example, __Default

    The input template requires a name for the host printer, although this is not required for additional print processing when printing with the SAP GUI for HTML. You should therefore enter any name for the host printer, such as __Default.

  5. Save your entries.

Result

You can use the defined output device with device type PDF1 and access method G to create a printable PDF file from your document using the SAP GUI for HTML. If you choose a print function such as in the SAP System, you can specify this output device in the following print window.

You can display and print the document in a PDF viewer.

Note Note

The output device defined for PDF conversion can only be used by users that are logged on with the SAP GUI for HTML. The conversion does not work with the SAP GUI for Windows.

End of the note.

Example

The following example shows the device definition for output device LOCLWEB.

Device Attributes Tab Page
Host Spool Access Method Tab Page

For information about front-end printing using the SAP GUI for HTML, see Frontend Printing Using the SAP GUI for HTML.

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