Defining an Output Device for Frontend
Printing (SAP GUI for HTML) 
Use
You want to create a device definition for an output device with which you can print a PDF file on your frontend using the SAP GUI for HTML from the document to be printed, and that you can print as required.
Prerequisites
You require the appropriate authorization to create output devices.
Procedure
Follow the procedure below to create a device definition for printing using the SAP GUI for HTML:
...
1. Call transaction SPAD, and choose Output Devices.
2.
If you are not in
change mode, switch to this mode by choosing 
Change.
3. You can now do the following:
¡ You can create a new device definition by choosing Output Device ® Create.
¡ You can use an existing device definition as a template.
To do this, click the entry for the output device that is to be used as a template, and choose Output Device ® Create Using Template.
4. Specify the name of the output device and fill out the mandatory fields of the individual tab pages as follows:
Tab Page |
Field |
Entry |
Additional Information |
Device Attributes |
Device Type |
pdf1 or JPPDF (for Japanese) or KPPDF (for Korean) |
By specifying this device type, you can later display the file with the PDF Viewer and print the file from this viewer. |
|
Device Class |
standard printer |
|
Host Spool Access Method |
Host Spool Access method (operating system spooler) |
F |
|
|
Host Printer |
for example, __Default |
The input template requires a name for the host printer, although this is not required for additional print processing when printing with the SAP GUI for HTML. You should therefore enter any name for the host printer, such as __Default |
5. Save your entries.
Result
You can use the
defined output device with device type PDF1 and access method F to create a
printable PDF file from your document using the SAP GUI for HTML. If you
choose a print function such as 
in
the SAP System, you can specify this output device in the following print
window.
You can display and print the document in a PDF viewer.
The output device defined for PDF conversion can only be used by users that are logged on with the SAP GUI for HTML. The conversion does not work with the SAP GUI for Windows.
Example
The following example shows the device definition for output device LOCLWEB.
Device Attributes Tab Page
Host Spool Access Method Tab Page
For information about frontend printing using the SAP GUI for HTML, see Frontend Printing Using the SAP GUI for HTML.
See also:
Defining Output Devices for Frontend Printing Using the SAP GUI for Windows
