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Procedure documentation Editing Device Types Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

The device type consists of several components, all of which are linked by a header, which is the device type definition itself . This topic explains the specifications that you can make directly in the device type definition.

To create or edit a device type, choose Administration ® CCMS ® Print ® Spool Administration and Full Administration. Then choose Device types to display a list of device types. If you have already copied the device type (see Copying Device Types), double-click your device type now. Otherwise, use Create or Create using copy to set up a new device type.

You can then edit the following fields:

·        SAPscript Driver: Enter the name of the SAPscript printer driver to use with this device type. The drivers convert output from the SAPscript OTF format to Postscript or PRESCRIBE format, for example.

The following table describes SAPscript drivers in more detail.

SAPscript OTF Drivers

Driver

For

POST

PostScript printers

PRES

Kyocera printers that use the formatting language PRESCRIBE

HPL2

Hewlett-Packard or compatible printers that use the PCL-4 (LaserJet II) or PCL-5 (LaserJet III, 4, 5, and 6) printing language

STN2

Line printers. This is a generic driver for printers that cannot be driven by one of the other OTF drivers. Proportional fonts are not supported, but character attributes such as boldface, italic, and so forth are supported.

Note: The STN2 line printer driver requires that a printer can be driven in true line-mode. That is, the printer can correctly print a file that contains only printable characters and NEWLINE, CARRIAGE RETURN, and FORM FEED characters. A PostScript printer is, for example, not a line printer.

SWIN

Microsoft Windows printers by way of the SAPLPD transfer program. This driver is only used with the device types SWIN/SAPWIN. SWIN converts SAPscript OTF format to an internal SAP protocol that SAPLPD understands and converts to Windows GDI commands.

With SWIN/SWIN, you can use any type of Windows printer, regardless of whether it has a device type definition in the SAP system.

Other drivers that you may notice are either for SAP internal use or are not in used.

You can only use the following functions if you are using (or copying) device types HPLJ4000, KYOFS170, POST2 and SWIN:

·        Driver for List Printing: Enter the name of the list printer driver for this device type. The drivers convert output from the internal list format to one of the following formats: PCL-5, PostScript (Level 2) or PRESCRIBE II.

The following table describes the SAP list printing drivers in more detail:

Driver

For

HPL2

Hewlett-Packard or compatible printers that use printing language PCL-5 (LaserJet III, 4, 5 and 6).

POST

PostScript printers (PostScript Level 2)

PRES

Kyocera printers that use the PRESCRIBE II printing language.

SWIN

Microsoft Windows printers by way of the SAPLPD transfer program.

[No entry]

Leave the field empty if your device type should not use the list printing driver.

However, when implementing formats for your device type, you can specify that individual formats should use a driver for list printing. For information on this, see Editing Device Type Formats .

·        Character Set of the Printer: Enter the ID number of the SAP character set that is compatible with the printer model you are defining. This character set is used to convert output characters from their SAP internal representation to the codes that are needed for outputting the characters at the printer. The character set must be defined in the SAP spool system (Spool administration).

Enter the same ID number in all three character set fields. The first character set is used for all output requests sent to printers of this type. The second and third character sets are reserved for future use.

To select an SAP character set for a printer, use the character set that is specified for a similar device type, if possible. Otherwise, check that the character set identification on the printer status sheet or in the printer manual is similar to that in the SAP character set. If you are still not sure which character set to use, then compare the character codes in the SAP character set with those in the technical guide to your printer, or do a test print with a character set. (See Testing an Output Device  for more information).

If you cannot find an SAP character set that meets this requirement, then you can define an additional character set. (See Maintaining Character Sets for help.)

Note

OCR-A or OCR-B (Optical Character Recognition) Printing: If your device type is among those supported by SAP for OCR, then you need only enter the standard SAP character set for the device type. This character set includes the special OCR-A characters hook, chair, and fork. The character set can be used for both normal and OCR output. For more information about the supported printer types, see Printer Types with Predefined OCR Support. OCR printing is not supported for Eastern European and Asian character sets.

This graphic is explained in the accompanying text SAP Printing Guide Start Page

 

 

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