Batch printing in Smartforms

[Former Member]

hi guys,

i have a problem to perform batch printing and process batch printing at a button click and here is the detail explanation of the problem.

The Front End Screen will be a selection screen with (1) radio buttons listing all form letters, a field for Date of the form, (2) a field for Employee Number (PERNR), (3) a field for Request Date, (4) a field for Request Reason, (5) <b>a selection for Print Now or Print Batch</b>, and (6) <b>a Process Batch button</b>.

when Radio Button for one of the Forms selected, the User will then select the Print Now or Print Batch option. If the Print Now option was selected, the selected form will be immediately generated and printed. If the Print Batch option has been selected, the data on the Front End Screen will be stored in a batch file for processing and printing en masse.

Screen when ready to print the batch file of forms. When the Process Batch button is selected, any forms that are stored in the batch file are then processed (created and printed). Forms may be printed multiple times (one for the employee, one for the employee’s supervisor and one for the personnel file). Each form detailed below will indicate the number of copies to be printed.

[franois_henrotte]

You would not try to buffer output in a file.

You should create a batch job with start date 99991231 and add printing programs to it as new steps when you click on button 'print batch'.

Then when you click on 'process batch' you release the job with flag 'immediate'.

[Former Member]

hi François Henrotte,

i am really new to smartforms, Can u please explain in detail the process of "Print Batch" and " process Batch".

if u have sample code that would be really helpful.

[franois_henrotte]

Printing a Smartform is always about calling the function module generated for this form. Calling the FM is done from a printing program.

Put this program into a job using

CALL FUNCTION 'JOB_OPEN'

EXPORTING

jobname = name

IMPORTING

jobcount = number

EXCEPTIONS

cant_create_job = 1

invalid_job_data = 2

jobname_missing = 3

OTHERS = 4.

IF sy-subrc = 0.

" FOR each PERNR

SUBMIT submitable TO SAP-SPOOL

SPOOL PARAMETERS print_parameters

WITHOUT SPOOL DYNPRO

VIA JOB name NUMBER number

AND RETURN.

ENDIF.

then when you want to execute the job, call this:

CALL FUNCTION 'JOB_CLOSE'

EXPORTING

jobcount = number

jobname = name

strtimmed = 'X'

EXCEPTIONS

cant_start_immediate = 1

invalid_startdate = 2

jobname_missing = 3

job_close_failed = 4

job_nosteps = 5

job_notex = 6

lock_failed = 7

OTHERS = 8.

IF sy-subrc <> 0.

...

ENDIF.

ENDIF.