Print Options
Use
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
● Print in Color
● Double-Sided Printing
● Stapling Function
● Punch Function
● Job Separation
● Page Binding
● User Authentication
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.
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.
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 |
· …
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:
|
Output Tray |
· …
|
Print in Color |
· Color · Monochrome 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 |
· … |
Punch Function |
· …
|
Job Separation |
Indicator: Yes/No |
Page Binding |
Indicator: Yes/No |
User Authentication |
Input field for password |
Examples of vendor-dependent options:
● Draft mode
● A3 drawer
● Ring binder
● Side tray
● …
More information:
