Analyzing "Missing Output" Problems
If the status of a spool request has been set to Compl. or Problem but no output is printed, then:
The following graphic provides an overview of the problem analysis procedure.
Analyzing "missing output" problems
Question 5: Is the status of the output request Complete or Problem?
To check the status, do the following:
If you see <F5>, then there are multiple output requests with varying statuses. Press Output requests to display the status information.
Output request status Complete:
If the output request has the status Problem, then you can do the following to analyze the problem:
After you have found and corrected the problem, print the spool request again.
In UNIX systems, you can find this command in the system profile of an application server. Choose Tools
For help in interpreting the variables in the parameter value, see
Setting Spool System Parameters.Once you have found the command, try it out directly at the host system command line. If you are not able to print successfully using the command, check your host system documentation to find out what is incorrect in the command. When you have corrected the command in the SAP System profile and have restarted the system, you should be able to print output requests successfully.
If you can, try to use the command to print the host system file generated by the SAP spool system. The SAP spool system passes this file to the host spool system or print manager for printing. For help in finding print files in UNIX systems, see
Spool Data Storage Location. For help in finding print files in Windows and Windows for Workgroups systems, see Setting Up SAPlpd for Printers and Fax Machines. No print file is created on Windows NT systems where you have specified Access method C for the connection between the SAP spool work process and the NT print manager.If you are using the SAPlpd transfer program on a Windows or Windows NT PC, then you should also try stopping and restarting the program. For information about analyzing problems in SAPlpd, see
Possible problems in the output data can include:
Output request status is Problem:
If the output request has the status Problem, then you can do the following to analyze the problem:
Choose the Output requests function to display the output requests generated from the spool request. Mark the most recent "problem" output request and choose the error log function.
The log may contain errors issued from the following sources:
– The spool work process. If you see messages about severe errors, then the data in the spool request may be corrupt or incorrect. Corrupt or incorrect data can be caused by a problem in your host system or database system or by an incorrectly programmed ABAP report.
– The SAPlpd transfer program. If the printer is attached to a Windows, Windows for Workgroups, or Windows NT PC and you are using the SAPlpd program to pass data to the Windows Print Manager, you may find error messages from SAPlpd in the log.
– The host spool system or print manager. If querying of the host spool system or print manager is activated, then you may see error messages from the host spool. If you are using SAPlpd on a Windows PC, SAPlpd passes error messages from the Windows print manager back to the SAP spool system for inclusion in the output request log.
If you find error messages and can correct the problems, you should then be able to print successfully.
You can also use the ABAP debugging and trace functions to analyze how the output request was processed.
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