The following provides information about printing from SAP systems.
For a simple explanation of how a document is prepared for printing, see Information Flow from Print Document to Printout.
For a technical description of the print architecture, see Print Architecture and Printing Methods.
You must have administration authorization.
The following activities are part of a Spool administrator's main tasks:
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Every user can manage his or her own spool and output requests in the Output Controller. You can view, check, output, and delete requests. |
Output Controller (transaction SP01), or in the system by choosing the menu path .This transaction is useful for end users and administrators. You require administrator authorization to access other users' requests. |
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There are authorizations for the Output Controller, for the output devices, and for the system in the SAP system. |
User Maintenance (transaction SU01) |
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You must create a device definition in the SAP system for every output device on which you want to print a document, so that the SAP system recognizes this device. |
Spool Administration (transaction SPAD). Unlike the Output Controller (transaction SP01), in which both users and administrators can work, Spool Administration (transaction SPAD) is intended for administrators. |
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If you have problems with printing from the SAP system, you can find possible solutions under this link. These include the CCMS Monitor for the Spool Systems. |
Transactions SP01, SPAD; and the CCMS alert monitoring transaction RZ20. |
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There are a number of jobs that run regularly in a production SAP system to maintain the spool database. |
Scheduling in dialog: transaction SPAD, scheduling as background jobs: transaction SM36 |
For more information about printing in general, see the SAP Printing Guide.