SAP Print to IFS

Hi,
Is it possible to set up a SAP printer that will send the spool to a text file on the IFS?
Cheers,
Dan

Check Note 784233 - OS400: Print to ASCII file on iSeries using Access Method L
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I have a smartform that looks great on the screen and if i print locally ( default printer). When i print it on an SAP printer the text is not readable. It looks like barcodes or that the text is stretched about 1 inch high. The data that doesnt print is only in the table sections. if i increase the font size to 10.0 it prints but is too large for the form. Any suggestions? I could send a PDF of the document if you wish.
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Hi,
What is the printer model and what devce type is defined in the output device for the SAP printer? Perhaps the device type used doesn't support the font size. Check via SE73 -> Printer Fonts -> < Device type>.
Regards,
Aidan

Smart form printing issue with LOCL printer and SAP printer

Hi,
The issues are as follows:
1. the top portion of the Invoice and PO does not print when using the SAP printer (works when using LOCL)
2. the shaded areas of the Order Confirmation and Invoice are black when printing to a SAP printer (works when using LOCL)
In an attempt to correct the printing issue is was suggested that we change the SAP printer device type from HPLJ4 to POST2. This did address the problem where the shaded areas were black but then we received reports that other reports printed "garbage". Its possible that using POST2 device type causes issues when printing to HP compatible printers.
Apparently all the testing was done using the SAP printer LOCL and not the SAP printer name and SAP spool system. LOCL uses the SAP GUI and Windows system to produce the output. Our production users at the plant site and Toledo are using SAP defined printers with the device type of HPLJ4. HPLJ4 is our standard here as OC for our printer definitions and we have HP compatible printers installed in our Toledo location and all of our remote sites. We need to be able to correctly print the Invoices, Purchase Orders, Sales Order Confirmations on our SAP printers.
What can be done to the reports to allow them to print on our HPLJ4?
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Babu

Hi Prathap,
Check the background shading of the windows of the Smartform where you get the black boxes. If it is set something like this:
Color: White
Saturation: 100%
this can be the problem.
I know it is strange but some black and white printers cannot handle this setting. They only know one color black so the ignore the color setting and just take the saturation 100% setting.
The reason it works with local and device type SAPWIN is that the print data is created in Windows and sent to the printer as graphic.
Please change the shading for window MAIN -> tab 'Output Options' to:
Color: Black
Saturation: 0%
and this should resolve the problem.
Then create a new spool and check if the problem is resolved. See SAP Note #400050.
Regards,
Prabhu

Smart form printing issue with LOCL and SAP printer

Hi,
The issues are as follows:
1. the top portion of the Invoice and PO does not print when using the SAP printer (works when using LOCL)
2. the shaded areas of the Order Confirmation and Invoice are black when printing to a SAP printer (works when using LOCL)
In an attempt to correct the printing issue is was suggested that we change the SAP printer device type from HPLJ4 to POST2. This did address the problem where the shaded areas were black but then we received reports that other reports printed "garbage". Its possible that using POST2 device type causes issues when printing to HP compatible printers.
Apparently all the testing was done using the SAP printer LOCL and not the SAP printer name and SAP spool system. LOCL uses the SAP GUI and Windows system to produce the output. Our production users at the plant site and Toledo are using SAP defined printers with the device type of HPLJ4. HPLJ4 is our standard here as OC for our printer definitions and we have HP compatible printers installed in our Toledo location and all of our remote sites. We need to be able to correctly print the Invoices, Purchase Orders, Sales Order Confirmations on our SAP printers.
What can be done to the reports to allow them to print on our HPLJ4?
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Hi Prathap,
Check the background shading of the windows of the Smartform where you get the black boxes. If it is set something like this:
   Color: White
   Saturation: 100%
this can be the problem.
I know it is strange but some black and white printers cannot handle this setting. They only know one color black so the ignore the color setting and just take the saturation 100% setting.
The reason it works with local and device type SAPWIN is that the print data is created in Windows and sent to the printer as graphic.
Please change the shading for window MAIN -> tab 'Output Options' to:
   Color: Black
   Saturation: 0%
and this should resolve the problem.
Then create a new spool and check if the problem is resolved. See SAP Note #400050.
Regards,
Aidan

Smartform font spacing Issue when using SAP printer name

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I am facing some spacing issues when printing a form using SAP printer name. If I use LOCL then the output comes perfectly but when I use the SAP printer name the space between characters are getting widened and so the alignment of each column goes wayward. I suspect it could be due to the device type but not sure which seeting controls this. There is a similar problem in the logo as well. When using LOCL the logo comes out good but when using the printer name the quality is not good and becomes pixelised. Have any of you faced similar issues? Can you provide some guidance or pointers for the solution.
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Device type of SAP printer name : ZHPLJ5
CPI is defined in smartform as 10.
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Hi,
This problem occurs because the printer driver for both the printers are different,
I suggest you use Local printer only or configure any other printer with printer diver in SAP as SAPWIN.
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Regards,
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Go to SE38
Enter RVADDN01
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Check all check boxes Documentation, Variants, User Interface
Screens, Includes, CLick copy button
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>ZRVADTABL
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In the beginning I was working only with the preview of the LiveCycle Designer to check the design of my forms. Later on I was checking them in preview mode in SAP-transactions or saved them onto my local disk. Printing was no problem because I printed the created forms on a window printer.
One day there was a big surprise when printing a form directly from SAP on a local SAP-printer (HP printer). The output looked a bit different. Somehow the form was like streched. The left and right margins were not on the sheet anymore. Even the lowest part of the footer was not visilble anymore. It looked like the layout was centerd and aligned on top of the page.
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Hi Prathamesh,
Follow this approach.
Get NAST entry corresponding to invoice number(invoice number = objky).
insert this piece of code :
     gwa_nast-vstat = 1.
     gwa_nast-erdat = sy-datum.
     gwa_nast-eruhr = sy-uzeit.
     gwa_nast-usnam = sy-uname.
     gwa_nast-manue = 'X'.
     gwa_nast-vstat = 0.
     gwa_nast-LDEST = P_printername_from_selection_screen.
     CLEAR gwa_nast-datvr.
     CLEAR gwa_nast-uhrvr.
     CLEAR gwa_nast-cmfpnr.
   MOVE gwa_nast TO nast.
   PERFORM einzelnachricht_dialog IN PROGRAM rsnast00 USING sy-subrc.
   IF sy-subrc NE 0.
     PERFORM objekt_entsperren IN PROGRAM rsnast00.
     IF sy-subrc EQ 9.
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     ELSE.
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     ENDIF.
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Does the printer models "Canon IR 2016 URF ll LT" support SAP printing?

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Does the printer models "Canon IR 2016 URF ll LT" support SAP printing?
What is the device type we need select SPAD configuration..
I have checked all the possible device type ,there is no physical output has received .
but in SP01 status.."completed". Which device type should i select SAP..
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Dear Jagadish,
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Understand we need to rely on the information on how much the printing requirement is to come up with the estimation on SAP printing bandwidth requirement.
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SAP Printer Set to Double Sided on the printer itself

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I need your expertise concerning a printing Scenario. The Scenario is that the physical printer is set to print double sided on the printer itself i.e. a duplex tray was recently installed. Hence all documents from Microsoft and SAP prints double sided.
We need to print certain document on one side on the SAP.
Transaction SPAD have an option for changing The 'Print Mode' to "S SIMPLEX: Print on one side" but this does not work.
Does anyone have an Idea how this can be achieved without changing the physical printer to print using single sided.
Thanks
NF

Hi NF,
I hope you have Installed and configured the same Printer on the Server or Workstation, where you are currently working on.
Then go to the OS i.e., Windows Level:
Start> Settings>Control Panel--> Click on Printers and Faxes
Then check the Printer, which has been configured and Right Click On Properties,
and Click on Printing Preferences and Click on Finishing Tab.
Then you can able to see..the Document options, there you need to Deselect the Option of "Printing on Both Sides" .
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I am sure it will solve your issue.
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In our environment most of the time there is no problem of printing from sap side but from o/s level there are problem and we don't have direct access to o/s. Basis and server admin team from other vendor solved the problem.
But , i need to know is there any document/notes available to monitor and trobleshoot SAP print queues at o/s level? Request you to advice how i can do that?
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But, many times they say that the print request are stuck in the queue. If this is the case how we going to resolve the problem? Shall we reset the print queue ? How?
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We are using an HP Deskjet 1280 for SAP printing. It works fine but cannot print lines on SAP reports containing lines or tables. If you know of any drivers that I should be using for this kind of printer is SAP, I will be very glad to know.
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We want to print payslips in our EP using SAP printer.
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Could not get sufficient info on this. Customer has also dropped this requirement, so closing this thread.

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Is ther any way to limit the use of network bandwith for SAP printing. Let's say up to 30 % of bandwith is assigned to SAP printing.
Thanks.

Hi,
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