Connecting a PC to a Windows Printer 

Prerequisites

  1. Can you already print on the printer from your PC? If not, install the printer on your Windows PC. You can find details about this in your Windows documentation.

    2. You must be able to print on the printer from your PC before you can use it from the SAP System.

  2. Is the SAPlpd transfer program running on your Windows PC? This program transfers print output from the SAP System to the Windows output controller.

For more information about SAPlpd and its options, see Setting Up SAPlpd for Printers and Fax Devices.

Procedure

  1. Define the printer in the SAP System.

    2. Go to Spool Administration (transaction SPAD) and then choose Output devices on the Devices / servers tab page. Choose Change and then Create to create a new device definition. If you want to copy the definition of an output device, select an output device from the list of output devices and choose Create with reference.

  2. Fill out the device definition screen.

The graphic shows an example of a remote PC connection. The following table will help you fill out the individual fields correctly.
 

Field

Value

DeviceAttributes tab page

Device type

Enter the device type defined in the SAP System for your printer model.

For printing under Windows, use the generic SWIN Device Type. This lets you use any device supported by Windows, even if the device type is not defined in R/3.

For a list of the device types delivered with R/3, see SAP Note 8928.

 

Spool server

Select the name of the SAP spool server to use for processing 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.

HostSpoolAccMethod tab page

Access method

Enter S for printing under Windows using the generic SWIN device type
Even though access method U is also supported for PC printing, access method S provides more possibilities (such as reporting of error messages).

 

Host printer

Enter the UNC name of the printer (name and network path) as it is defined in the Windows Print Manager.

Example: \\P09330\P330

Enter __DEFAULT (underscore underscore DEFAULT) to use the default printer in the Windows Print Manager.

 

Destination host

Enter the network name of the Windows PC. This is the PC on which you started program SAPlpd in step 2.

The name of the PC is specified under Host name in the SAPlpd window.

3. Optional: Classify the device. Choose Edit ® Classification. Choose the output–type classification appropriate for this device.

Background: If you classify your servers as well, the spool system checks that the device and server classifications match. This helps you ensure an optimal output configuration.

Result

You can use the output device in the SAP System as soon as you have saved the device definition.

 

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