Setting the SAP Spool Administration (iSeries)
Use
You must enter various information in the spool administration function of the SAP System. This information includes, for example, device type and access method.
Procedure
To call the function, choose Tools
® CCMS ® Spool ® Spool administration.This is what the entries for different types of printer might look like:
IBM SCS Printer
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Device type |
IBMSCS (or IBMSCS2) |
|
Spool server |
<host_ name>_<SID>_<SAP_instance> for example, as0001_C11_00 |
|
Destination host |
<host_name> |
|
Host printer |
Name of the output queue (*OUTQ) |
|
Device class |
Set to Standard printer |
|
Access method |
C |
ASCII Printer
|
Device type |
Select an appropriate printer |
|
Spool server |
<host_ name>_<SID>_<SAP_instance> for example, as0001_C11_00 |
|
Destination host |
<host_name> |
|
Host printer |
Name of the output queue (*OUTQ) |
|
Device class |
Set to Standard printer |
|
Access method |
C |
ASCII Printer via Berkley Protocol
|
Device type |
HPLJ5SI |
|
Spool server |
<host_name>_<SID>_<SAP_instance> for example, as0001_C11_00 |
|
Destination host |
For example, P13013 |
|
Host printer |
For example, \\p10530\P156 |
|
Device class |
Set to Standard printer |
|
Access method |
U |
AFP Printer
|
Device type |
SAPGOF_E |
|
Spool server |
<host_name>_<SID>_<SAP_instance> for example, as0001_C11_00 |
|
Destination host |
<host_name> |
|
Host printer |
Name of the output queue (*OUTQ) |
|
Device class |
Set to Standard printer |
|
Access method |
L |
For AFP printing, you also have to specify a suitable command set in the Access Method of the output device profile. For more information, see
iSeries Printing: Printer Shared Among iSeries Systems.
See also
Access Method "F"
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Device type |
SAPWIN |
|
Spool server |
|
|
Destination host |
|
|
Host printer |
Name of the output queue __DEFAULT |
|
Device class |
Set to Standard printer |
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Access method |
F |