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How to Configure Printer in SAP

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Created by Kapil Kulkarni, last modified on Nov 27, 2009
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Create Printer
Enter the T Code -SPAD.
In Spool Administration screen, click on Display against Output devices. This will list out all output devices
configured in SAP system.
Click on Create button to add new printer.
In Device Attribute Screen below, put name of Output device, Device type, Device Class, Model and Location of
Printer.
In Access method screen, select Host Spool Access Method and Host Printer.
In Host Printer you can attach default printer of the machine where user has logged in, by writing "__DEFAULT".
Check or uncheck "No Device Selection at Frontend" as per requirement.
Click on save button to save settings.
If you have not selected short name in device attribute screen then system will show below message. Click yes
to go ahead.
System will show below Message.

Delete Printer
In Spool Administration screen, click on Display against Output devices. This will list out all output devices
configured in SAP system
Select the printer you want to delete and click on delete button.

Delete Old Spool Log

Enter the T Code -SPAD.
In Spool Administration screen, go to admin tab.
Click on Delete Old Spool requests.
Check "Old Spool requests older than the maximum set age". Enter the minimum age. And press Enter. It will
delete the old spool requests.
System will display log as below.

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Olaf Wolter
The title of this guide is misleading. It describes how to setup a frontend printer. The access method is 'G'. A host
name '__DEFAULT' will only work on Windows frontends.
For Windows frontends, a SAPWIN device type like SWINCF should be the first choice.
Frontend printers cannot be used for automated printing when there is no GUI connection available. For this type
of printing, the printer must be setup with acces method 'L', 'C', 'U', or 'S'. For further information on how to setup
printers, search for "SAP Printing Guide" under http://help.sap.com.