Print Options

Subject to certain prerequisites, an output device can support printing with additional print options. If this is the case, there is a Print Options tab page in the Device Definition. End users can select the print options both in the Output Controller (transaction SP01) and in the print dialog for SAPscript and SAP Smart Forms documents. The options and option values that can actually be used for the print request depend on the technical prerequisites of the connected printer and on the default settings for the device type.

Prerequisites

The output device uses a device type that supports the format type “POSS”. The Print Options tab page is only visible for this output device in transaction SPAD if this is the case.

Features

Print options are stored in the attributes of the device type. The following options are available:

Input Tray
Output Tray
Color Printing
Double-Sided Printing
Stapling Function
Punch Function
Job Separation
Page Binding
User Password

Each of the print options can contain multiple values. For example, for the option Stapling Function, there can be values such as “Top-left corner”, "Top center“, “Bottom right”; and for Double-Sided Printing, “Bind on long edge“ or “Bind on short edge“. End users can select these option values in the print dialog box.

In addition to the options listed above, there are three variable options, three list options, and three input field options that vendors of device types can define as they wish.

Note Note

The vendors assign the print options to the device types. The descriptions for the options (see list) are specified by SAP; however, the respective values can vary depending on the vendor.

For examples, see the last section.

End of the note.

Activities

Note that the print options and their values are predefined for each device type. As an administrator, you can deactivate options or individual option values, or define them as preselected values for an output device.

For more information, see Managing Print Options.

Example

Most print options can have many different values. The table below contains some typical examples.

Print Option	Option Value
Input Tray	No Selection Input tray (auto) Input tray 1 Input tray 2 Input tray 3 Manual paper feed ... Note that any entry on the Output Attributes tab page in the Output attributes for list drivers und Smart Forms group box, for the “Paper Tray“ attribute is overridden by the settings in the print options. For more information, see: Special Printing Functions
Output Tray	No Selection Output tray 1 Output tray 2 Mailbox tray 1 Mailbox tray 2 Finisher booklet tray ...
Color Printing	Color Printing Monochrome Printing Only for color printers. You can use this option to activate or deactivate color printing. For certain PCL-5 and Kyocera printers, you also need to set the “Color printer” indicator for the output device on the Output Attributes tab page in the Output attributes for list drivers and Smart Forms group box. Otherwise, color printing will not work despite the setting in the print options. For more information, see SAP Note 410727.
Double-Sided Printing	No Selection Duplex, long-edge binding Duplex, short-edge binding Simplex ... Note that any entry on the Output Attributes tab page in the Output attributes for list drivers und Smart Forms group box, for the “Print Mode“ attribute is overridden by the settings in the print options.
Stapling Function	No Selection Stapled, top-left corner Stapled, top-right corner Stapled, top edge Stapled, left edge ...
Punch Function	No selection Punch, two holes on the left edge Punch, four holes on the left edge Punch, two holes on the top edge Punch, four holes on the top edge ...
Job Separation	Indicator: Yes/No
Page Binding	Indicator: Yes/No
User Password	Input field for password

Examples of vendor-dependent options:

Draft Mode
A3 drawer
Ring binder
Side tray
...

More Information

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