SAP Note 128105 - Frontend printing (collective note)

Component : Printer Control via Frontend PC -

Solution : https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/128105 (SAP Service marketplace login required)

Summary :
This SAP Note explains frontend printing, a process where print data is sent from the SAP GUI to a user’s local printer. Frontend printing allows for use of dynamic IP addresses and requires minimal backend setup, needing only a general printer definition without specifying names or IP addresses. From Basis Release 4.6C onwards, access method 'G' enables frontend printing on non-Windows and terminal server environments, replacing 'F', which ceases development post-4.6C. Implementing frontend printing involves setting up a general output device in transaction SPAD, observing necessary authorizations, and adapting to its limitations (e.g., unsuitability for large, time-sensitive documents and its dependence on an active GUI connection).

Key words :
rfc_type    'fugr'  rfc_name    'lprf'  actvt      16, language-dependent sapwin versions, dynamic host configuration protocol, frontend printing involves data, control technology reason, print administration setting, time-critical documents, access method 'g', access method 'f', dynamic ip addresses

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