Transporting Device Types
You can transport a device type definition with the SAP organizer or using spool administration (report RSTXSCRP).
With the latter method, the SAP system downloads an SAP device type in ASCII file format to the file system of the host system on which the report is run. You can then upload the file into another SAP system to complete the transport.
Transporting a device type from one SAP system to another copies all of the following components:
The device type
All components belonging to the device type, such as print control definitions, device formats, and SAP
script
fonts.
Only device type definitions and not definitions of individual printers are transported. To transport a printer name definition, or printer identification, see Transporting Printers (Device Definitions).
Procedure
Download the definition from the source SAP system.
Choose
Tools
CCMS
Spool
Spool Administration
and then Utilities
For Device Types
Export
.Select the device type and then enter the following:
Object Name
: <device type name>Mode
: ExportDataset
: <path name>
Path and file name of the file that is to be uploaded. Do not enter a filename extension; the file automatically receives the extension .pri. The SAP system must have write authorization for the specified directory.
Upload the definition into the destination SAP system. If the "destination" application server is on another host system than the "source" server, then the download directory must be accessible from the host system of the "destination" server.
Choose
Tools
CCMS
Spool
Spool Administration
and then Utilities
For Device Types
Import
.Select the
device type
and then enter the following:Object Name
: <device type name
>Mode
: ExportDataset
: <path name>
Path and file name of the file that is to be uploaded. Do not enter a filename extension; the file automatically receives the extension .pri. The SAP system must have write authorization for the specified directory.
CautionRSTXSCRP in IMPORT mode overwrites existing device type definitions. Data loss (overwriting an SAP standard printer definition or a definition of your own) is possible.
End of the caution.
