Problem with a printer

[Former Member]

Hi,

I'm sorry if this forum isn't the best one where to ask about a problem with a printer but I didn't know where to put the question.

I've a development which allow me to print a ticket. Until now it has worked fine but since yesterday it returns me the following error:

"output device has no type disp.SWIN LOCL"

I haven't installed anything in that pc and I haven't changed the driver for the printer.

My saplogon release is 720.

Can anybody help me?

Thanks in advance.

Regards.

[Former Member]

Hello,

May be the Problem with the Device Type.May be the below link can help you.

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nwpi711/helpdata/en/d9/4a8f2f51ea11d189570000e829fbbd/content.htm..Meanw... i will search for Best solution for this.

Thanks,

Sudheer P.

[Former Member]

Thanks Sudheer for your answer, but the link returns me an error.

Please, can you check if the link is correct?...

[Former Member]

Here is the text from the link for your convenience:

Displaying and Changing Spool Request Information

Use

You want to display the header information for a spool request.

Procedure

...

1. Select the spool request in the Overview of Spool Requestss.

You can also select multiple spool requests to display the associated information.

2. Choose Request Attributes.

Result

The system displays information, some of which you can change.

You can change the following attributes, among others:

· Output device: If possible, only divert the output to an output device that uses the same device type as the output device for which the request was originally created.

- Usually, SAPscript/Smart Form documents cannot be sent to a printer that has a different device type

- For ABAP lists, make sure the selected format is included in the device type of the output device to which you want to divert the output of the request.

- For PDF-based forms, you must select a PostScript, PCL, or ZPL printer, since print files can currently only be created from the PDF-based forms for these printer types. You cannot use a printer with the device type SAPWIN/SWIN.

· Delete Date: After the spool request has passed the expiration date, it is marked for deletion. The request is deleted during the next Reorganization of the Spool Database. For more information, see Deleting Multiple Spool Requests Simultaneously.

To retain a spool request in the database, change the date specified in the Delete date field. You can also do this past the expiration date as long as the database has not yet been reorganized.

· Authorization: You can enter an authorization in this field for the generated spool request or change an authorization that was entered when the spool request was created.

The value in the Authorization field must match the value in the authorization field SPOAUTH. It is compared with the authorizations of the user that is performing operations on this request.

The user can only perform the operations with the spool request for which he or she has authorizations, for example, a user can print lists of salaries, but cannot view them. If the user does not have sufficient authorization, the request is not performed.

· Completed, no longer possible to add to:

Field selected:

You can close a spool request before it is printed by selecting the field Completed, no longer possible to add to. The system creates a separate spool request for subsequent requests that would have been added to this request.

Field not selected:

If you create repeated spool requests in the same transaction, you can combine them into one spool request. For you to be able to do this, this option must be deactivated for the spool request to which you want to add the others.

If you do not select this field, the spool system automatically adds additional spool requests that have the same attributes (user, title, output device, client from which the request was issued, number of copies, priority, cover sheet setting, archiving mode, and ABAP session number).

For a spool request to be added to another, you must deactivate the New Spool Request option when creating the spool request.

If you are combining requests, note the following rules:

- If the expiration dates of combined spool requests are not the same, the spool system uses the latest date for the entire spool request.

- To print out a "combined" spool request, set the Print immediately option on the last of the spool requests that is to be added. The spool system adds the last spool request and then sends the entire "combined" spool request to the output device.

If the following situations exist, you cannot add any additional requests:

- A request is "completed" and cannot have additional jobs added to it when it has been sent to the host spooler for printing.

- No other spool requests can be added to a spool request you generated with the Print immediately option set or that you sent to the printer from the output controller.

For more information, see Adding Spool Requests to Another Spool Request.

· Delete After Printing if No Errors: If this field is selected, the spool request, output request, and output data are deleted automatically after the request has been successfully printed.

The spool system retains spool requests that contain errors. You need to delete requests of this type manually. Otherwise, they are automatically deleted during a reorganization of the spool database after the expiration date.

The delete option is set in a user's master record and can be changed:

- When a spool request is created

- In the request attributes () for the spool request

See also:

Output Control of Spool Requests and Output Requests

SAP Printing Guide start page

[Former Member]

Thanks Kenneth.

Could you summarize what I must do to solve the problem?

I've read the explanation and what I understand is that is a problem of device type. I've little experience with the spool and I'd like to know what I've exactly to change (what parameter?) and not make a mistake with the spool..

Thanks again.

[ravi_lanjewar]

Hi,

Run Transaction code SPAD and select you output type and check which device type is attach to it. Is it SWIN or Not ?

If it is not SWIN then find the any other output type which having device type is SWIN.

Kind Rgds

Ravi Lanjewar