Authorizations for Output Devices

Definition

The authorizations for output devices define which users can generate spool and output requests for which output device.

Use

The system always checks the device authorizations before creating a spool or output request. Users can only create requests if they have an appropriate authorization for the relevant output device.

The system checks device authorizations using the authorization object S_SPO_DEV. You can also specify output quantity with the authorization object S_SPO_PAGE.

The authorization objects are shown with the corresponding field values in the figure below:

Additional Information about the Authorization Objects

Authorization Object	Action	Additional Information
S_SPO_DEV	Allow access to named printers	· Example: FI_PR* means: Print on devices that begin with this character string · Instead of authorizing output on individual devices, you can also use authorizations for groups
S_SPO_PAGE	Restrict print quantities for requests to a certain maximum number of pages	· The parameter rspo/auth/pagelimit must have the value 1 in the system profile. · All users must have an authorization based on S_SPO_PAGE when the changed profile becomes active; otherwise no user will be able to print.

Integration

To be able to output with requests on output devices, the user must also have authorizations for the following authorization objects in addition to the authorizations for the object S_SPO_DEV:

· System administrators and end users: Authorizations for the Output Controller (authorization object S_SPO_ACT)

The authorizations for the output controller specify which operations a user can perform with spool and output requests in the Output Controller (transaction SP01).

· System administrators: System authorization (authorization object S_ADMI_FCD)

The system authorizations specify which spool administration operations (transaction SPAD) a user can perform in which clients.

To be able to use frontend printing, users must have authorization for the output device %LOC in addition to authorization for the frontend printer.

For more information about spool authorizations, see SAP Note 119147.