spool

[Former Member]

1. does 'Print' always require a spool to be generated?

2. Is a Spool only generated by a 'background job'

Thanks.

[Former Member]

1. does 'Print' always require a spool to be generated?----> No , If u select IMMEDIALTY then no spool request is generated

2. Is a Spool only generated by a 'background job' -

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> No like that,Spool is only for later printing.

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prabhu

[Former Member]

Hi,

I am not sure about the first one but I guess yes there should always be.

As for second case there need not be a background job to generate.

In report 'NEW-PAGE PRINT ON'

'NEW-PAGE PRINT OFF'

trigger a spool to be created.

Regards

Nishant

[Former Member]

Hi,

a) Your First question....Basically whenver you want to take print outs at a later stage, say for e.g after the entire batch of documents get generated, then settings can be done at the BASIS level, so that all the documents getting posted creates a spool request.

Once after this process is completed, all the spool requests created can be viewed and data in it can be printed. All these monitoring activities can be done through transaction SP01/SP02.

b) Your second question....spool is not only created by a background job. Its also created by a foreground job. For e.g, the user says he need to download an output program to a PDF format. So in order to create this feature in ABAP, you need to manually create a spool request. Once this spool is created, this no is passed on to a function Module to generate the PDF download.

p.s. Mark all helpful answers for points.

JLN

[Former Member]

So is it that

only when the output is required in a perticular 'output type' eg. print, fax, mail, form etc.

that a Spool is generated or to be created?

thanks.

[Former Member]

yes..

If your query has been answered, please mark points for all the helpful answers.

JLN

[Former Member]

Hello,

1.Ya spool is required for print.

2.To generate spool u have to use function module.

Example:

FORM write_to_spool.

DATA : l_f_list_name LIKE pri_params-plist,

l_f_destination LIKE pri_params-pdest,

l_f_spld LIKE usr01-spld,

l_f_layout LIKE pri_params-paart,

l_f_line_count LIKE pri_params-linct,

l_f_line_size LIKE pri_params-linsz,

l_f_out_parameters LIKE pri_params,

l_f_valid.

l_f_line_size = 255.

l_f_line_count = 65.

l_f_layout = 'X_65_255'.

l_f_list_name = sy-repid.

• to get defult spool device for the user

SELECT SINGLE spld INTO l_f_spld FROM usr01 WHERE bname = sy-uname.

IF sy-subrc = 0.

MOVE l_f_spld TO l_f_destination.

ENDIF.

CALL FUNCTION 'GET_PRINT_PARAMETERS'

EXPORTING

• ARCHIVE_ID = C_CHAR_UNKNOWN

• ARCHIVE_INFO = C_CHAR_UNKNOWN

• ARCHIVE_MODE = C_CHAR_UNKNOWN

• ARCHIVE_TEXT = C_CHAR_UNKNOWN

• AR_OBJECT = C_CHAR_UNKNOWN

• ARCHIVE_REPORT = C_CHAR_UNKNOWN

• AUTHORITY = C_CHAR_UNKNOWN

• COPIES = C_NUM3_UNKNOWN

• COVER_PAGE = C_CHAR_UNKNOWN

• DATA_SET = C_CHAR_UNKNOWN

• DEPARTMENT = C_CHAR_UNKNOWN

destination = l_f_destination

• EXPIRATION = C_NUM1_UNKNOWN

immediately = 'X'

• IN_ARCHIVE_PARAMETERS = ' '

• IN_PARAMETERS = ' '

layout = l_f_layout

line_count = l_f_line_count

line_size = l_f_line_size

list_name = l_f_list_name

• LIST_TEXT = C_CHAR_UNKNOWN

• MODE = ' '

• NEW_LIST_ID = C_CHAR_UNKNOWN

• NO_DIALOG = C_FALSE

• RECEIVER = C_CHAR_UNKNOWN

• RELEASE = C_CHAR_UNKNOWN

• REPORT = C_CHAR_UNKNOWN

• SAP_COVER_PAGE = C_CHAR_UNKNOWN

• HOST_COVER_PAGE = C_CHAR_UNKNOWN

• PRIORITY = C_NUM1_UNKNOWN

• SAP_OBJECT = C_CHAR_UNKNOWN

• TYPE = C_CHAR_UNKNOWN

• USER = SY-UNAME

IMPORTING

• OUT_ARCHIVE_PARAMETERS =

out_parameters = l_f_out_parameters

valid = l_f_valid

EXCEPTIONS

archive_info_not_found = 1

invalid_print_params = 2

invalid_archive_params = 3

OTHERS = 4

.

IF sy-subrc <> 0.

MESSAGE ID sy-msgid TYPE sy-msgty NUMBER sy-msgno

WITH sy-msgv1 sy-msgv2 sy-msgv3 sy-msgv4.

ENDIF.

IF l_f_valid NE space.

NEW-PAGE PRINT ON PARAMETERS l_f_out_parameters.

WRITE : /5 'Material No.',

25 'Message Type',

40 'Message Issued'.

ULINE.

LOOP AT g_t_message_table WHERE type = 'E'.

WRITE : / g_t_message_table-matnr UNDER 'Material No.',

g_t_message_table-type UNDER 'Message Type',

g_t_message_table-message UNDER 'Message Issued'.

ENDLOOP.

NEW-PAGE PRINT OFF.

ENDIF.

ENDFORM.

regards