BC - SAP Printing Guide
From Print File to Printout
Managing Spool Requests Using the Output Controller
Selecting Spool and Output Requests
List of Spool Requests
Status of Spool Requests
Displaying the Contents of a Spool Request
Displaying and Changing Spool Request Information
Outputting Spool Requests
Output Request Overview
Status of Output Requests
Reading Error Logs
Frontend Printing on Local Printers
Executing Frontend Printing
Deleting Multiple Spool Requests Simultaneously
Checking the Consistency of the Spool Database
TemSe Storage System
Problem Analysis: Print-Out Missing or Incorrect
Question 1: Output Request Printed?
Question 2: Minor/Severe Output Problems?
Correcting Minor Output Problems
Correcting Severe Output Problems
Question 3: Spool Request Generated?
Determining Why Output Request Was Not Processed
No Spool Request Generated: Analyzing a Spool Dump
Question 4: Status of a Spool Request?
Analyzing Delayed Processing of Output Requests
Analyzing "Missing Output" Problems
Logging Output Data
Output Devices in the SAP Spool System
Planning Your SAP Printing Architecture
Planning the SAP Printing Architecture
Implementing PC Printing in the SAP System
Example: PC Printing
Implementing Local Printing in the SAP System
Example: Local Printing
Implementing R/3 Remote Printing (UNIX Printers)
Example: Remote Printing (UNIX)
Example: Setting Up Optimized Printer Configuration
Connecting Output Devices to a Windows System
PC Connections to a Windows Printer
Connecting a PC to a Windows Printer
Example: PC Connection
Local Connection to a Windows NT Printer
Creating Local Connections to Windows NT Printers
Example: Local Connection
Access Method "L" for Local Printing in Windows NT Systems
Which Device Type: SWIN, Printer-Specific or Both?
When to Use SWIN
Restrictions on SWIN Output
Optimizing SWIN Output
SAPlpd Options
Substituting Fonts in SWIN Output
Setting the Character Set for SWIN and SAPlpd
Checking SWIN’s Performance
Connecting Fax Devices
SAPlpd for Printers and Fax Devices
When Should I Use SAPlpd?
Installation of SAPlpd
Starting SAPlpd
SAPlpd Work Directory and Work Files
Using SAPlpd Menu Functions
Searching for Remote Printers
Connecting UNIX Printers to the SAP System
Example: Local UNIX Printer
Example: Remote UNIX Printer
R/3 Print Files: Location and Naming Convention
Testing a Printer Installation under UNIX
AS/400 Printing: AS/400 Printer Commands
AS/400 Printing: Installing a Printer on AS/400
AS/400 Printing: Connecting a Printer using TCP/IP
AS/400 Printing: Configuring TCP/IP
AS/400 Printing: Printer Directly Attached
AS/400 Printing: AFP Printing
AS/400 Printing: SAPlpd Printing on AS/400
AS/400 Printing: Printer Shared Among AS/400 systems
AS/400 Printing: Creating a Line Description
AS/400 Printing: Creating a Controller
AS/400 Printing: Activating the Controller
AS/400 Printing: Setting Up Distribution Service
AS/400 Printing: Adding a User
AS/400 Printing: Setting Up Output Queues
AS/400 Printing: R/3 Spool Administration Settings
Definition of Frontend Printers
Defining Devices for Frontend Printing
Definition of PostScript Printers
Device Pools
Assigning an Output Device to a Pool
Defining Logical Output Devices
Special Printing Functions
Color Printing
Duplex Printing
Printing from Multiple Paper Trays
Printing Icons and Symbols
Printing the euro Symbol (€)
Printing OCR Characters
Printer Types that Support OCR Printing
Adding OCR Support
OCR Printing Using SWIN
Printing MICR Characters
Outputting Bar Codes
Hardware/Software Requirements for Bar Code Printing
Predefined Bar Codes
Testing Bar Code Printing
Adding Your Own Bar Code Definitions
Creating System Bar Codes
Defining Printer Bar Codes
Adapting Bar Code Print Controls to SAPscript Printer Drivers
Bar Codes and SWIN
BarCode.DLL Compatibility With SAPlpd
Printing Labels
Printing Labels With Avery TTX 450
Printing Labels With CAB Apollo 2
Printing Labels With Printronix T 3204
Configuring a Printer for Use with the SAP System
Setting Up a Generic ASCII Printer
Setting Up a Compuprint 970 or 4/6x
Setting Up a C.ITOH CI-1000/CI-500 Printer
Setting Up a Digital Equipment LN07, DEClaser1100, or DEClaser22
Setting Up a Digital Equipment LA75Plus
Setting Up a Hewlett-Packard HP256x Printer
Setting Up a Hewlett-Packard HP2930, HP2934
Setting Up a Hewlett-Packard LaserJet II
Setting Up HP LaserJet IIIP, III, IIID, or IIISi
Setting Up an IBM 4232-302 Printer
Setting Up a Lexmark/IBM 238x/239x Plus Printer
The IBM4226 printer (Lexmark) is a 9-pin dot-matrix printer with
Setting Up a Kyocera F-1000
Setting Up a Kyocera F-1200 or F-1200S
Setting Up a Mannesmann Tally MT 600 Printer
Setting Up an OKI ML 3410 Line Printer
Setting Up an SEL Alcatel 4440XT Line Printer
Setting Up an SNI 4009 Line Printer
Setting Up an SNI 4010 Line Printer
Setting Up an SNI 4011 Line Printer
Setting Up an SNI 9014-12 Line Printer
Monitoring the Spool System
Using Security Functions for Printers
Managing Output Devices: General Functions
Managing Connection and Communication Timeouts and Retries
Creating a Network Connection
Setting Connection Timeout Value
Setting Read-Write Timeouts
Setting the Retry Count and Delay
Testing Output Devices
Authorizations to Access the Spool System
Printing Authorizations
Authorization Groups for Output Devices
Authorizations for the Output Controller
Authorizations for Device Administration
Connecting the Spool System to an External OMS
Creating a Real Output Management System
Organizing OMS Output Devices in Logical OMSs
Creating a Logical Output Management System
Defining OMS Command Sets for LOMS
Triggering OMS Reconfiguration
Importing OMS Definitions
Exporting OMS Definitions
Transporting OMS Definitions Between Systems
Connecting a Printer to an External Output Management System
Editing Cover Pages for Output Requests
Variables for Printing Data on Cover Pages
Working with the “TP_” Cover Page Variables:
Suppressing Cover Page Output
Device Types for SAP Output Devices
Defining a New Device Type
Copying Device Types
Editing Device Types
Creating Formats
Creating List Formats
Creating Formats for SAPscript
Editing Device Type Formats
Implementing Formats for Device Types
Editing Format Actions
Print Controls
Adding Print Controls to Standard Print Controls
Adding Print Controls to a Device Type Definition
Print Controls for List Output
SAPscript Print Controls
Print Controls for the Line Printer Driver STN2
Print Controls for the HPL2 Driver for Hewlett-Packard PCL-4/PCL
Print Controls for the PRES (Kyocera PRESCRIBE) Printer Driver
Print Controls for the POST Printer Driver
Description of all SAPscript Print Controls
Creating Page Formats
Modifying the SWIN (SAPWIN) Device Type
Frequently Made Changes to Device Types
Transporting Device Types
Transporting Output Devices (Device Definitions)
Maintaining Character Sets
Displaying Characters
Defining a Manufacturer
Defining Character Sets
Displaying and Printing Character Sets
Uploading Font Metrics Data for SAPscript
SAPscript Load AFM File Function
SAPlpd / RSTXLMET Methods
Sample *.bat File: Generating Windows Font Metric File
Spool Servers
Defining Spool Servers
Logical Servers
Alternate Servers
Interpreting the Spool Server Display
Assigning Output Devices to Another Server
Setting Parameters
Location for Storing Spool Data
Setting a Storage Location for Output Devices
Customer Enhancement for Spool Accounting
Customer Enhancement for Spool Authorization Check