spool notes- 2: Creating Front end printer in SAP

Creating Front end printer in SAP

step 1: T -code: SPAD.

step 2: output device --> Display button.
            which will show the list of printer devices available in system.

step 3: Click on Edit button.

step 4: Click on Create button.

step 5: provide details:

            output device name, short name.

Step 6: In the Device attributes tab.

SAPWIN : rel.4x /sapld 4.09                           ( for the front end printer)

Spool server instance details

Host:
Device class:                                          

Model:
Location:

Message:

check box for locking the printer is available in this TAB.

Step 7 :  click on Access method tab.

Host spool Access method: G: for front end printer.

step 8: in the field Host printer: _ _ default 

step 9: click on SAVE

step 10: click on output Attributes

provide setting based on requirements of printer : 1. SAP cover page.
                                                                                2. SAP cover page language.
                                                                                3. Default tray in the printer( Xerox machine).

info: in front end printer every thing will be done on its own, so no need to adjust any thing in OUTPUT ATTRIBUTES tab.

step 11: click Tray info

eg: 1.invoice will be printed in the plan paper.

      2. Bill will be printed in the color paper.

step 12: SAVE.

Note:

SAPlpd is responsible for front end printing.

SAPlpd is installed with the SAP GUI frontend software. The executable file is called SAPlpd.EXE.