SAP Basis

Unit 10: Including Printers in SAP Systems ADM100
Task 2 Create a Local Printer
1. Create a local printer Local## (## stands for your group number) in
your SAP system that calls one of the previously determined printers.
a) Call Tools → CCMS → Spool → Spool Administration (transaction
SPAD). On the Devices/Servers tab page, choose Output Devices
(leave the field to the right empty). If you cannot find the button
to Create, choose Change to switch to change mode. Now create
the printer Local## with the following specifications:
• Device Attributes tab page:
– Device Type: Should match the previously determined
printer (HPLJ4)
– Spool Server: Any spool server from your system
– Location: Anytext
• Host Spool Access Method tab page:
– Access Method: C for Windows
– Host Printer: Name of the previously determined
printer (Printer1 or Printer2)
Acceptthedefaultvaluesfortheothervaluesandsave.Asyou
can see, the system specifies the Short Name automatically.
2. Output any list (Suggestion: All profile parameters that begin with
“rspo”) without immediate printing on the printer Local##.
a) To create the suggested list, start transaction SA38 enter the
report RSPFPAR, and execute it. Enter the parameter rspo*
and choose Execute again. Alternatively, you can also print the
output of transaction SM51.
ToPrint,choosetheappropriatebutton.Alternatively,youcan
choose System → List → Print. ChooseLocal## as the output
device (enter it directly or select it using the F4 help). Choose
Continue without making any additional entries.
Task3CreateaRemotePrinter(Optional)
You can offer the participants one of the two following options for creating
a remote printer:
A) Use the participants’ hosts as destination hosts.
or
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