How can I print A3 format in SAP
My printer is HP LaserJet 5100
Note I can print ms word document in A3 format but I can’t print A3 format in SAP
My output device setting are:
DeviceAttributes:
Device Type = THSAPWIN: MS-Windows-Printer via SAPLPD
Device Class = Standard printer
Access Method:
Host Spool Access Method = S: Print Using SAP Protocol
When I print SM50 output and select format X_65_255, it can print successfully but its format is A4.
What may I do wrong? Please help me how to set up for A3 printing in SAP.
Ps. Do I need to assign A3 format to be default format in that printer?
Is this task for BASIS or ABAP?
In printer settings- SPAD – tray info – you can give the Page format for that tray .
did you try setting that ? Try setting DINA3.
Go to START –> SETTINGS —> Printers
Right click on HP LaserJet 5100 … Properties..
General Tab –> Printing Preferences –> Advanced –> Paper Size –>
Change it to 14×11 or A3
and
hplaserjet 5100 –> Properties –> Advanced Tab
Printing Defaults –> Advanced –> Paper Size -> change it to 14×11
or A3
hplaserjet 5100 –> Properties –> Device Settings tab -> Autoselect –
-> A3 or 14×11…
Our ABAPer already changed some attributes(ex. font name & size) in print control of SPAD followed by SAP Notes 21738.
Like this ->
# THSAPWIN Z_65_255
# SAPWIN indicatior makes it possible to send via berkeley protocol
\e%SAPWIN%
# change WinCharSet to 222 (Thai)
\eW222;
# set orientation(LANDSCAPE)
#\ePL
# set font name
\eFAngsana New;
# set font size(5.5ponits)->8p->5.5
\eS220
# set vertical spacing(8.7LPI)
#\el3.0;
# set horizontal spacing(24.0CPI)->20->18 (255/11) ->23
#\ec5.0;
# set top/left margin(1.0cm=568.5)
#\eMT567;
#\eML567;
However, it take moderately time to change font size and test report printing for A3 format.
I follow by your instruction. It’s work well.
Note It doesn’t need to setup these config at all.
Tab “Output Attributes”
Paper tray = “Paper tray 3”
Tab “Tray Info”
Tray 3 = “DINA3”
Key points of this solution, If the SAP spool server and the Microsoft Windows spool system are not on the same host, you must create a remote PC connection to the printer and force paper size to be A3 (Prakash’s instruction)
By the way, I also adjust HP Laserjet 5100 from “EXEC” to “A3” in Tray 3 physically too. After that I can print ABAP List in A3 Format successfully.
Delete multiple spool request
The program are RSPO0041 or RSPO1041.
This is handy whenever you encounter a user who managed to create a lot of spool requests which are choking your system.
Deleting them with SP01 will be too slow and you will get time out if it exceed the online time limit specify by your basis people.
Auto convert SAP spool output to PDF file
As of Release 4.6D, PDF format (Adobe Acrobat data format) can be created via the SAP spooler by using the device type “PDF1”.
As a workaround, a report (RSTXPDFT4) is made available for the missing “direct PDF printing“, which can read spool requests, convert to PDF and perform a frontend download.
Read OSS Note 317851 – Printing PDF files in 4.6C/4.6B/4.5B
Note the restrictions specified in Note 323736 with the print output with PDF.
Caution when modifying device type ZPDF1, see Note 437696.
Version < 4.6D
If you are in version less than 4.6D, you can configure an output type to convert the spool automatically into a PDF format into your local harddisk but not do a “direct PDF printing“.
When you print to this PDF output type, it will prompt you to enter the file name of your PDF file to be stored into your local harddisk.
First you have to add a printer using
Windows -> Start -> Settings -> Printers -> Generic / Text Only -> Port : Print to File
Next create a new device type e.g. ZPDF -> Select device type ZPDF1
Options for HostSpoolAccMethod -> Host spool access method : F : Printing on Frontend Computer
Host Printer : __DEFAULT or Generic / Text Only
Save your entries.
When you print to the device type ZPDF, choose Generic / Text Only for the Frontend Computer if it is not the default type.
A user prompt Print to File will appear to let you specify the Output File Name.
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