4.05 Printer Configuration

Configuring Output device(printer) in SAP:

1. Goto the SPAD transaction (Spool Administration screen). Click on the Devices/ servers tab, enter the name of the output device and tap on the display button.
    
   

    
2. If the printer is already configured, it will display all the details of device attributes, output device attributes, and tray info. If you enter a new printer name, then you will navigate to the below screen. Then, click on the Change button to view the create option.
    
   

    
3. This will allow the user to see the create option. Click on Create button to create the output device with the required configurations.
    
   

    
4. Select the DeviceAttributes button and enter the following details.

   Device Type: Select the device type that is compatible with your printer.

   Device Class: Select the device class it belongs to. A Standard printer is a default.

   Location: Enter your location name

   Message: Enter the purpose of the printer.

   Authentication group and Model are optional fields.

    
   

    
5. Select the Access Method tab and enter the following details:

   Host Spool Access Method: Select F: Printing on Front End Computer as default

   Host Printer: _default

   No Device Selection at Frontend: Check or uncheck this field as per requirement.

    
   

    
6. Click on the Output Attributes tab and enter the following details:
   SAP cover page – Check
   SAP cover page language – EN
   Process requests sequentially – Check
   Copy Counter – Pass Copy Counter to Host Spool
   Print mode – DEFAULT: Printer default setting
    
   

    
7. Click on the Tray info tab to select the page format for printing.
    
   

    
8. After entering all the details, click the Save button which is located on the top right corner of the transaction to save settings. 

Setting the output device to the user

1. Navigate to the SU01 transaction and enter the username in the User field. Click on the Change button.
    
   

    
2. You will be navigated to Maintain User page. This page will display the complete user data.
    
   

    
3. Click on the Defaults tab and enter the name of the output device which is created in the SPAD transaction. Click on the Save button to save the user data.
    
   

    
4. Click on the Save button to save the user data and display the success message as "User John has changed", as shown below.