Some guidelines how to you can setup faxing from SAP :-
You will need an additional software to be installed.
The best way to do this is to get a standard desktop PC with a modem attached. Buy a copy of Winfax 10 (its only about $100 to buy.)
When you have Winfax setup and working locally, install SAPLPD (put it in the startup group so its loads on startup).
WinFax will create a shared fax on the PC (For e.g. IFAX).
When this is done create a printer/Fax in transaction SPAD.
Device type = SAPWIN Rel.4.x/SAPlpd
Device class = Fax
Host Spool access method = S;print using SAP protocol
Dest. host = PC IP address
Host printer = Shared fax name on PC(i.e IFAX)
Make sure you have all the lasted SAPLPD + dll's
After that is done create the locations in transaction SCOM, they are self explainitory from there.
Sending faxes from SAP
Printing ABAP Report over LAN and WAN
For the LAN setup for local printer you can defined it as device LOCL
Device type: SAPWIN
Host printer: __DEFAULT
Host spool access method: F (Printing on front end computer)
This printer will works fine on your LAN.
For the WAN, assuming that you have 2 office connected over the internet and they work fine with the printer LOCL.
Now, you need to have a Print Server where you have installed many of the printer, some of them over WAN and they will work fine if you do this :-
The server must have SAPLPD installed.
Output device: LPFP
Device type: SAPWIN
Destination host: sapdev
Host printer: HP_HP1 (printer name on the Printer Server)
Host spool access method: S (Print on LPDHOST via SAP protocol)
Auto convert SAP spool output to PDF file
As of Release 4.6D, PDF format (Adobe Acrobat data format) can be created via the SAP spooler by using the device type "PDF1".
As a workaround, a report (RSTXPDFT4) is made available for the missing "direct PDF printing", which can read spool requests, convert to PDF and perform a frontend download.
Read OSS Note 317851 - Printing PDF files in 4.6C/4.6B/4.5B
Note the restrictions specified in Note 323736 with the print output with PDF.
Caution when modifying device type ZPDF1, see Note 437696.
Version < 4.6D
If you are in version less than 4.6D, you can configure an output type to convert the spool automatically into a PDF format into your local harddisk but not do a "direct PDF printing".
When you print to this PDF output type, it will prompt you to enter the file name of your PDF file to be stored into your local harddisk.
First you have to add a printer using
Windows -> Start -> Settings -> Printers -> Generic / Text Only -> Port : Print to File
Next create a new device type e.g. ZPDF -> Select device type ZPDF1
Options for HostSpoolAccMethod -> Host spool access method : F : Printing on Frontend Computer
Host Printer : __DEFAULT or Generic / Text Only
Save your entries.
When you print to the device type ZPDF, choose Generic / Text Only for the Frontend Computer if it is not the default type.
A user prompt Print to File will appear to let you specify the Output File Name.
Delete multiple spool request
The program are RSPO0041 or RSPO1041.
This is handy whenever you encounter a user who managed to create a lot of spool requests which are choking your system.
Deleting them with SP01 will be too slow and you will get time out if it exceed the online time limit specify by your basis people.
How can I print A3 format in SAP
My printer is HP LaserJet 5100
Note I can print ms word document in A3 format but I can't print A3 format in SAP
My output device setting are:
DeviceAttributes:
Device Type = THSAPWIN: MS-Windows-Printer via SAPLPD
Device Class = Standard printer
Access Method:
Host Spool Access Method = S: Print Using SAP Protocol
When I print SM50 output and select format X_65_255, it can print successfully but its format is A4.
What may I do wrong? Please help me how to set up for A3 printing in SAP.
Ps. Do I need to assign A3 format to be default format in that printer?
Is this task for BASIS or ABAP?
Bankly
In printer settings - SPAD - tray info - you can give the Page format for that tray .
did you try setting that ? Try setting DINA3.
Liju
Go to START --> SETTINGS ---> Printers
Right click on HP LaserJet 5100 ... Properties..
General Tab --> Printing Preferences --> Advanced --> Paper Size -->
Change it to 14x11 or A3
and
hplaserjet 5100 --> Properties --> Advanced Tab
Printing Defaults --> Advanced --> Paper Size -> change it to 14x11
or A3
hplaserjet 5100 --> Properties --> Device Settings tab -> Autoselect -
-> A3 or 14x11...
PrakashP
Our ABAPer already changed some attributes(ex. font name & size) in print control of SPAD followed by SAP Notes 21738.
Like this ->
# THSAPWIN Z_65_255
# SAPWIN indicatior makes it possible to send via berkeley protocol
\e%SAPWIN%
# change WinCharSet to 222 (Thai)
\eW222;
# set orientation(LANDSCAPE)
#\ePL
# set font name
\eFAngsana New;
# set font size(5.5ponits)->8p->5.5
\eS220
# set vertical spacing(8.7LPI)
#\el3.0;
# set horizontal spacing(24.0CPI)->20->18 (255/11) ->23
#\ec5.0;
# set top/left margin(1.0cm=568.5)
#\eMT567;
#\eML567;
However, it take moderately time to change font size and test report printing for A3 format.
Thank you for your recommend.
Bankly
I follow by your instruction. It's work well.
Note It doesn't need to setup these config at all.
Tab "Output Attributes"
Paper tray = "Paper tray 3"
Tab "Tray Info"
Tray 3 = "DINA3"
Key points of this solution, If the SAP spool server and the Microsoft Windows spool system are not on the same host, you must create a remote PC connection to the printer and force paper size to be A3 (Prakash's instruction)
By the way, I also adjust HP Laserjet 5100 from "EXEC" to "A3" in Tray 3 physically too. After that I can print ABAP List in A3 Format successfully.
Thank you again for the solution.
Parallel printing to all the SAP device printers
If you have a situation where reports need to be send to multiple printers, you can configure a pool device type. A pool device type contain a list of SAP printers which the reports will be directed to.
Do this in transaction code SPAD for spool administration.
For example, in SPAD, type ZXXX next to the field 'Output devices',
Click the button Output devices.
In change mode, click the Create button.
Specify the Device type of your printer.
Click the tabstrips 'HostSpoolAccMethod'.
In the field "Host spool access method" set to "P: Device Pool".
Click the tabstrips 'DevicePool'
Click the options "Send to all devices in pool".
Type in the list of the SAP printers device you want the report to go to in this pool under the section 'Pool Device List'.
Now, when the users send a print to the new device for e.g. ZXXX, it will print to all the spool device you have specify.
The above step is done using SAP 4.6c
Print to an USB printer from SAP
Yes, as long as this printer is defined on local workstation, it will work.
SAPLPD doesn't care on how the printer is connected, as long as Windows can print to it, SAPLPD will do its work.
Define one new device, also consider giving :
Device type as SAPWIN
Host Printer __default (yes, two underscores default)
Access Method : F
Make sure your desktop/PC Windows default printer is set to this USB printer.
Mass Lock All Printers with SPAD
If you have lots of printers (50 or more) and need to lock them for maintenance, you can used this mass locked printers tips to locked or unlocked all the SAP printers at one go.
To mass Lock all the printer in SAP:
Go to transaction code SPAD
On top of the screen menu click Utilities -> For output devices -> Export devices
On the screen Import and Export of Device Descriptions:
Export/Import file name: c:\temp\printer.txt
Frontend computer: Tick
Export: Tick
Export Export: Tick
Output device: Choose the Selection options Pattern and type a *
(* for all or a* for all printers starting with a)
Click the Execute button
Open the text file do a replace all of PADISABLED = "" to PADISABLED = "X"
Then import the same file.
or
Another way is to go through each output device in SPAD and click on 'Lock Printer in SAP System' which is in the DeviceAttributes tab
