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5. Appendices
5.1 (Appendix 1): Installation and Configuration : Procedures
This chapter describes each step necessary for installing and configuring a printer and device type, as indicated in the previous chapter.
All procedures need to be performed by an administrator with sufficient rights.
The procedures described here are based on SAP release R/3 v4.6B, using the Windows-based SAPGUI.
For other release versions and platforms they may be different. Please refer to your release- and platform-specific SAP documentation.
The screenshots were made from the Windows SAPGUI. For user interfaces on other client platforms, e.g. Unix, refer to appropriate
documentation.
General information
Most transactions have 2 modes:
• "Display mode" is used for viewing only. Most items appear greyed out.
• "Change mode" is needed for editing.
Usually there is a button on the tool bar to toggle between these modes. The glasses symbol switches to Display mode; the pen symbol
switches to Change mode.
Any changes must be saved. There is a "Save" button on the tool bar.
Notation:
• Zxxxxxxx stands for any proprietary device type
5.1.1 How to create an Output device
This step can only be done after the following prerequisite steps:
• the device type to be used exists or has been defined (it can be modified later)
• the physical device has been connected (to the parallel port or the network), and correctly configured (assigned an IP address etc.)
The following procedure handles only the case of access method "C" (which means the print data is spooled locally on the application server).
For details for other access methods, please see the SAP R/3 Printing Manual.
1. On the SAP application server, for example R3SERV, define a local printer, for example LP01, which sends data to the physical printer.
It may be attached to the local parallel port or on the network (IP address, Printer queue name (see Volume 3)).
Check that you can properly print to this printer from some native (non-SAP) application (e.g. NotePad).
2. Run transaction SPAD (Spool administration).
Press the button "Output devices".
Enter "Create" mode.
From the list, select an existing similar printer (if one exists).
3. Press ("Create from template").
4. On tab 1 (Device Attributes) configure the following:
- Device type = (enter name or select from list)
- Spool server = (select from list)
On tab 2 (HostSpoolAccMethod) configure the following:
- Host Spool Access Method = "C: Direct operating system call"
- Host printer = LP01
- Host name = R3SERV
On tab3 (Output attributes) configure the following:
- SAP cover page = on or off
5. Press the "Save" button.
Repeat from step 3 to create another Output device .