Spool Request did not gothru!!!

[Former Member]

Hello,

I got R3 system running on Windows XP system.

I got another canon printer which is locally connected

to this R3 system.

I have defined output device for this canon printer.

When i tried to print using this output device,

result is not getting printed in the printer.

How ever, when i checked the output request it says

"Printed correctly".

Here are the parameter settings for this op device:

Device Type: JPLIPS4:Canon LBP--xxxx LIPS4 Series

Access Method : C

Please let me know why the result pages is not getting printed.

Thx

Ram

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

I recommend the access method <b>F: Printing on Front end Computer.</b>

Scenario :Normally in every company there will be lot of desktop printers.

it won't possible to configure all the desktop printers at SAP level.

Cause : the desktop printers may manufactured by different different manufacturers. you just imagine how many printer and drivers we need to configure.

So use access method F: Printing on Front end Computer

this method will trigger SAP LPD at operating system level on desktops.

SAP LPD will transfer the data and send to the Os level spool printer.

let me know if you have any queries.

Thanks,

Praveen.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello Praveen/Sunil,

Now, R3 front end brings up the saplpd program when i looked at the log in saplpd it says the job finished..but the printer did not print anything..

Do i need to startup any services at the windows OS level?

(I confirmed the printer is active and its working..bcoz i could print word doc).

Thanks,

Ram

(11:00:13 AM) Receive job for printer
RAMBASIS\CANON_PIXMA_1500 (Berkeley LPD protocol / RFC1179)

(11:00:14 AM) send_status called

(11:00:14 AM) send_status called

(11:00:14 AM) send_status called

(11:00:15 AM) send_status called

(11:00:20 AM) send_status called

(11:00:20 AM) Job 000000030100014.RAM for user SUBRAMOR queued.

(11:00:20 AM) Job 000000030100014.RAM (raw) started on printer
RAMBASIS\CANON_PIXMA_1500

(11:00:21 AM) Job 000000030100014.RAM (raw) with 2142 bytes finished

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Ram,

when you are configuring printer with access method <b>F</b>, make sure the device type is <b>SAPWIN : Rel.4.x/saplpd4.09+only</b>.

you can select this device from the drop down list.

confirm your success on this issue and award points.

Thanks,

Praveen.

[Former Member]

Hi Praveen,

That works.Thanks for your help.

Ram

[Former Member]

Hi Rama,

It is great that it works. But I was wondering what solution are you planning for printing of forms and particularily mass printing. printing on local printers wont be a very good idea in that case.

regards.

Ruchit.

[Former Member]

Hello Ruchit,

I do not have mass printing here.This is just small R3 system and printer request will come from only one user.

So,the access method Front End printing really worked for this request.

Thx

Ram

[Former Member]

Hello,

Could you please try to use method F or S

Cheers,

-Sunil