Implementing Local Printing in the SAP System (SAP Library

Implementing Local Printing in the SAP System

The most reliable and often the fastest method to transfer data from the SAP spool system to the host spool system is "local printing". In this connection type, the SAP spool server passes output requests to the host spool system in the same host. The spool server can then print on any local or remote printer defined in the host spool system.

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Set Up Requirements: To implement local printing, you must do the following:

Run an SAP spool server on a host system from which you can conveniently drive your printers. You can set up as many spool servers (application servers that offer the spool service) in your SAP System as you want.

Define connections in the spool system or print manager of the host to each of the printers that the SAP spool server is to use.

In each printer definition in the SAP spool system, fill in the Spool server field with the name of the host system where the spool server is running.

For Access method, specify L for a UNIX host, C for a Microsoft Windows NT host.

For an example, see Example: Local Printing.

For more information, see:

Setting up a printer under Windows: Connecting a Printer or Fax to a Microsoft Windows System

Setting up a fax machine under Windows: Connecting Fax Devices

Connecting UNIX Printers to the SAP System

AS/400 Printing: Installing a Printer on AS/400

Managing Output Devices: General Functions.

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