Defining an Output Device for Printing with Output Management Systems
You want to make a output device that is served by an external output management system (OMS) accessible for SAP printing and (optionally) faxing. To do this, you must create the corresponding device definition in the SAP System.
This definition creates an output device that forwards the formatted print data to the OMS. The OMS outputs the data independently of the SAP System.
Prerequisites
You require authorization to create output devices.
You must have already defined the external Output Management System (OMS) in the SAP spool system. The definitions for the real OMS (ROMS) and logical OMS (LOMS) must already exist. For more information, see Integrating the Spool System into an External Output Management System.
If you cannot already print from your host systems to your OMS output device, you must first install the output device in the OMS.
Procedure
If you want to create an SAP output device definition for printing using an Output Management System (OMS) follow the procedure below:
Call
Spool Administration
(transaction SPAD), and, on the Devices/Servers tab page, chooseOutput Devices
.If you are not in change mode, switch to this mode by choosing
Change
.You now have the following options:
You can create a new device definition by choosing
Output Device
Create
.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
Output Device
Create Using Template
.Specify the name of the output device and fill out the mandatory fields of the individual tab pages as follows:
Field
Input
Device Attributes
Tab PageDevice Type
Enter the device type defined in the SAP System for your printer model.
For printing under Microsoft Windows, you can also use the generic SWIN device type. This lets you use any device supported by Microsoft Windows, even if the device type is not defined in the SAP System.
For a list of the device types delivered, see SAP Note 8928 in the SAP Service Marketplace.
Spool Server
Enter the name of the SAP spool server (application server with the spool work process) that is to prepare the output for this device.
Authorization Group
To assign the output device to an authorization group, enter the name here. For more information, see Authorization Groups for Output Devices.
Host Spool Access Method tab page
Access Method
Enter E, for printing using of an external output management system.
Host Printer
Enter the name of the output device in the external OMS.
Logical OMS
Choose the LOMS to which this device should be assigned. A LOMS specifies how the device is to be accessed in the external output management system (OMS).
For more information, see Assigning OMS Output Devices to Logical OMSs.
Optional: Classify the device. To do this, choose
Edit
Classification
and then the appropriate output type classification for this device. Although classification of output devices is optional, it provides this advantage: If you also classify your spool servers, the spool system checks that the device and server classifications match. This helps to ensure an optimal output configuration.
NoteIf you are preparing to assign a mass printer to a time-critical production server, then the spool system warns you of this disparity.
End of the note.Save the device definition and exit.
Result
The OMS output device is immediately available to SAP users and programs for printing ABAP lists and SAPscript/Smart Form documents.
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