Local Printing (Microsoft Windows/UNIX)

Assume that you are working with the server (host system) SAP002 and want to use this server for printing SAP data.

The printer SAP002P is available as an output device. This output device could be either a printer connected directly to the host or a shared network printer.

The figure below shows printer configuration for this example, depending on the operating system (Microsoft Windows NT/UNIX):

To implement this printing configuration you would need to do the following:

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1. The SAP spool server (application server with a spool work process) with the ID SAP002_C11_11 must provide the spool processing and therefore requires at least one spool work process.

The number of spool work processes is defined by the parameter rdisp/wp_no_spo, and this must always be set to at least 1.

2. Define printer SAP002P in the host spool system (operating system spooler) of SAP002 as an output device.

3. Define the output device in the SAP System.

To do this, create a device definition in transaction SPAD (choose the Output Devices pushbutton ® Output Device menu ® Create/Create Using Template).

Specify the following in the device definition:

§ Specify SAP002_C11_11 as the spool server for the output devices.

§ If you are working with a Microsoft Windows NT/2000 host system, choose the access method C (direct operating system call).

§ If you are working with a UNIX host system, choose access method L (Print locally using LP/LPR with signal).

It is irrelevant whether the printer is directly connected to the PC or whether it is a shared network printer. Only whether the spool server is on the same host as the host spool system (operating system spooler) is relevant for setting up output devices in the SAP System.