Authorizations for the Output
Controller
Definition
Users can manage spool requests, generate output requests, and check output logs in the output controller (Transaction SP01, Tools ®CCMS ® Spool ® Output Controller).
The status of the user determines whether he or she requires authorization for the actions in the output controller. Users can have the following status:
· User/end user with unrestricted access to their own spool and output requests.
No authorization is required for the output controller.
· System administrators with access to spool and output requests of other users.
They require appropriate authorization for the authorization object S_SPO_ACT.
Use
Whether the authorizations are checked for the output controller or not depends on whether the creator of a spool request or another user is attempting to access the spool request.
Access by the Creator of a Spool Request
The creator of a spool request does not require any special authorization to be able to work with his or her own spool and output requests. The system identifies whether the creator of the spool request or another user is attempting to access the spool request. To do this, the system compares the value in the authorization field of the spool request with the name of the user.
The name of the user does not need to be explicitly specifies in the authorization field of the spool request. If the field is empty, the system automatically assumes that the user name of the owner of the spool request is entered as the authorization value.
Access by an Administrator
If an administrator accesses the spool requests of another user and one of the following conditions applies, the system checks the administrator’s authorizations for the output controller:
· The authorization field of the spool request contains a value other than the user name of the person that is attempting to access the request.
· The authorization field is empty, however, a user other than the owner of the spool request is attempting to access the spool request.
In these cases, the system only allows the user the access that is explicitly specified in the authorization S_SPO_ACT.
Structure
The authorization
object S_SPO_ACT must be assigned the following values, depending on the
desired function, so that system administrators can access the spool requests
of other users: 
Integration
To be able to work with spool requests in the output controller, the user must also have authorizations for the following authorization objects in addition to the authorizations for the object S_SPO_ACT:
· System authorization (authorization object S_ADMI_FCD)
The system authorization specifies which spool administration operations a user can perform in which clients.
· Authorizations for output devices (authorization object S_SPO_DEV)
Device authorization for at least one printer is required to physically output a spool request.
Example
With the following authorization, a user can reprint all requests whose authorization value begins with FI:
|
Field |
Value |
|
Authorization field for spool actions |
REPR |
|
Value for the authorization check |
FI* |
For more information about spool authorizations, see SAP Note 119147 in the SAP Service Marketplace.
See also:
Access Authorizations for the Spool System
