Implementing PC Printing in the SAP System (SAP Library - BC

Implementing PC Printing in the SAP System

Local printing as described in Implementing R/3 Local Printing is not possible with most printers connected to Windows and IBM OS/2 PC’s and Apple Macintosh computers. Only Windows NT, of available Windows systems, can support the R/3 application server with spool work process required for local printing. R/3 application servers also cannot run on IBM OS/2 PCs and Apple Macintosh computers.

SAP therefore provides its own remote-printing solution for printing from Windows PCs. This solution uses the R/3 SAPlpd program to transfer output requests from the SAP spool server to the Windows print manager. SAPlpd can run on all systems.

Prerequisites: To implement remote printing on Windows PCs, do the following:

Install and start the SAPlpd program on a Windows PC. SAPlpd is installed with the SAP GUI frontend software.
In the Windows print manager, define the printers and fax devices you want to use. You can use both local as well as shared devices.
In each printer definition in the SAP spool system, specify the host system on which the spool server is running as the Spool server for the output device.

For Access method, select S (Print on LPDHOST using R/3 protocol) or U (Print on LPDHOST using Berkeley protocol).

For an example, see Example: PC Printing

For more information:

Setting up a printer under Windows: Connecting Output Devices to a Windows System

Setting up fax devices under Windows: Connecting Fax Devices

Setting Up SAPlpd for Printers and Fax Devices

Managing Output Devices: General Functions

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