Logging Output Data 

Logging the data captures it in the output log. You can then display the output log and the data in the output controller by choosing System ® Services ® Output controller. The data can also be displayed in hexadecimal form ( Hex.).

To activate output data logging, proceed as follows:

1. Edit the printer definition of the printer where the problems are occurring.
2. Choose Edit ® Test tool.
3. Choose the amount of output data to log. You can log either the first 10KB or 100KB of output data.

For access method L, you can also display the print command. This is the command that the R/3 System uses to pass an output request to the host system spool.

Do not alter the settings of any other test tool options.

4. Save the settings and the Device definition to make your changes effective. Output data is logged for each output request sent to the printer until you turn data logging off.
5. After an output request has been processed, display the output log to see the data. Choose System ® Services ® Output controller. Select a spool request and choose Goto ® Output requests. Then choose Goto ® Display requests ® Log. You may have to click on More information to display the data in the log.
6. Remember to turn off data logging when you have collected the output data you need.

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