Barcode printing - Upload Method

[Former Member]

Hi Friends,

I would need good documentation/ link on Upload method in Barcode printing.

ie Labels Designed using Third party software and uploaded into SAP using SAP Script programming.

Thanks,

Preema

[raguraman_c · Accepted solution]

Hi,

It seems if you are generating barcode using third party tool, you must be able to export it as a bitmap. I really doubt, how you can freeze the contents of your barcode? if the barcode content is same in your scenario, then you need to upload the bitmap like anyother image and use them in SAPScript.

If you want to upload the fonts then you need to do that thru' SE73.

Include in character format and use in SAPScript.

Hope I have understood your scenario. If wrong please revert back.

As far as printing is concerned,

All you need to check is

1. Whether the printer supports Barcode. If it does not support barcode, then you will need to buy a DIMM card or barcode.dll file. You can get a demo file from net.

2. You need to install DIMM Card to your printer. or You need to install Barcode.dll file in SAPLpd directory in the front end PC.

or

3. You can buy software that you can upload in your SAP print Server that will convert the barcode symbology as an image that will print on a regular laser printer. But option results in less sharper barcodes. This option is really if you need to convert a large quantity of printers (>10) to support barcodes.

For complete information always you can go to SAP Help.

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/d9/4a94c851ea11d189570000e829fbbd/content.htm

Feel free to revert back.

--Ragu

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

hi Ragu,

Thanks for your reply.

I am not sure on which third party tool will be used for designing labels.

Its mentioned that the designed label will be stored in ITF format and this ITF file needs to be uploaded into SAP. Do you know how thats done?

[raguraman_c · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Once you have the ITF file, this is what you have got to do.

<b>Uploading label file to SAPscript</b>

1. Use the standard text editor (Transaction SO10) to upload the print file to SAPscript.

2. Create a new standard text with any name. In the text editor load the created print file

(.ITF file) with the function "Text->Upload" and select "ASCII" as a format. Store the ITF

print file as a standard text.

3. Include the standard text in your SAPScript.

4. <b>Set up Device Type</b> Generally, a special device type (a variant of the device type ASCIIPRI) must be used for the correct printout of the layout set on a label printer. SAP supplies these device types on the ftp server sapservX and delivers them in the standard SAP system. The device type ASCIIPRI can normally be used for the basic test of procedure with other label printers.

5. <b>Define your output Device</b> As the last step, an output device (printer) must be set up in the R/3 with Transaction SPAD. The special device type or ASCIIPRI is assigned to this output device (printer). The application program must now use this output device to print the labels. The label printer connects itself to the R/3 via one of the standard available connection types in SAP R/3 (local print on the application server/removed print via lpd server/removed print via Windows PC and SAPlpd/frontend print). Your thermal printer must be connected to one of the available output channels for print output.

6. What is the Barcode Symbology you are using? Upload method doesn't support EAN.UCC 128. But still there is workaround.

Feel free to revert back.

--Ragu

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks Ragu

[Former Member]

In sap script use barcodes defined in se73.barcodes of particular type will be uploaded by functional team.to include in your program u can use it through character format in form and in smartforms u can directly include in styles.