Default printer during printout program

hi guys,
how does system get the default printer for report printout if the su01 for default printer field is empty

HI Balu,
the program uses FM BP_JOBVARIANT_SCHEDULE to submit background job.
For user A , it always set the default printer to LPO3 even SU01 sets to NWO5,
while user B can get the correct printer NWO5 as per its SU01 setting.. how come both users can get different printer from the same program .
Initially i thought it depends on SU01 , but even user A has changed its default printer to NWO5, still system will take LPO3.. plz advice

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