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Use

To define a new page format, choose Start of the navigation path Tools Next navigation step CCMS Next navigation step Spool Next navigation step Spool Administration End of the navigation path. Choose Full Administration and then Page Formats on the Device Types tab page. On the next screen choose Change and Create, or Create with Reference. Fill out the fields on the next screen.

Procedure

Activating a New Page Format

Before using a new page format, you must specify it as a page format in a SAP script form. Be careful when replacing a page format in a standard SAP script form as the form may not necessarily fit on the new page format.

You also have to define a format and device type format for the new page format before you can use it.

Notes

  • Every page format used by SAP script must be defined using this function. In addition, you should note the following two requirements:

    • An SAP spool system format must exist for every page format used by SAP script.

    • The name of the page format must be identical to the name of the format.

    SAP supplies predefined page formats and formats for all standard SAP script forms.

  • Do not change the dimensions or orientation in existing standard SAP page formats. This may cause errors during printing of SAP script forms.

  • The page dimensions and orientation you specify in a page format do not directly affect a printer. That is, neither SAP script nor the spool system automatically translates the specifications into escape sequences for initializing the printer.

    You should therefore ensure that the orientation and dimensions that you specify here agree with the orientation, margin settings, and other characteristics (if any) specified in the escape sequences in each device format with which the page format is used.

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