Output
Log
Use
The output log displays important details about output.
Features
The system records the following information in an output log:
· Errors that occur during the processing of an output request.
· Messages from the SAP spool work process
· Messages returned by the host spooler
· Attributes of the output request
Activities
You have the following options for creating output logs:
· If print problems occur, the system automatically creates an error log:
The 
icon
in the overview of output requests indicates for which requests a log exists.
Choose to display the log.
The first screen of an error log presents summary information. You can also display more detailed log information by choosing All Info.
· The administrator can also set up targeted output logging:
A log does not always mean that there is an error. When you are defining the printer, you can specify that the print data is logged in each case, for example, for test purposes. For more information, see Logging Output Data.
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