Printing
The following provides information about printing from SAP systems.
Technical System Landscape
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.
Prerequisites
You must have
administration
authorization.
Tasks
The following activities are part of a “Spool” administrator’s main tasks:
Task |
Description |
Tools |
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 System → Services → Output Control. 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
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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 |
See also:
For more
information about printing in general, see the
SAP Printing
Guide.