The authorizations for output devices define which users can generate spool and output requests for which output device.
The system always checks the device authorizations before creating a spool or output request. Users can only create requests if they have an appropriate authorization for the relevant output device.
The system checks device authorizations using the authorization object S_SPO_DEV. You can also specify output quantity with the authorization object S_SPO_PAGE.
The authorization objects are shown with the corresponding field values in the figure below:
Authorization Object |
Action |
Additional Information |
S_SPO_DEV |
Allow access to named printers |
· Example: FI_PR* means: Print on devices that begin with this character string · Instead of authorizing output on individual devices, you can also use authorizations for groups |
S_SPO_PAGE |
Restrict print quantities for requests to a certain maximum number of pages |
· The parameter rspo/auth/pagelimit must have the value 1 in the system profile. · All users must have an authorization based on S_SPO_PAGE when the changed profile becomes active; otherwise no user will be able to print. |
To be able to output with requests on output devices, the user must also have authorizations for the following authorization objects in addition to the authorizations for the object S_SPO_DEV:
· System administrators and end users: Authorizations for the Output Controller (authorization object S_SPO_ACT)
The authorizations for the output controller specify which operations a user can perform with spool and output requests in the Output Controller (transaction SP01).
· System administrators: System authorization (authorization object S_ADMI_FCD)
The system authorizations specify which spool administration operations (transaction SPAD) a user can perform in which clients.
To be able to use frontend printing, users must have authorization for the output device %LOC in addition to authorization for the frontend printer.
For more information about spool authorizations, see SAP Note 119147.
See also:
Access Authorizations for the Spool System