SAP Note 351230 - Front-end printing with HTML GUI/WebGUI (up to Rel. 6.20)

Component : Printer Control via Frontend PC -

Solution : https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/351230 (SAP Service marketplace login required)

Summary :
This SAP Note provides guidance for using the HTML GUI to conduct frontend printing in systems with SAP Basis Releases up to 6.20. It outlines a solution utilizing a transaction SPAD to create a printer with access method 'F' and device type PDF1, enabling the functional equivalent of frontend printing familiar to Windows GUI users. Requirements include having specific ITS, kernel, and R/3 Release patches applied. Key configuration parameters include printdata_single_window, printdata_max_polls, and related settings for print data request management. This workaround only supports the 'Webgui' service and requires a PDF viewer and specific browser versions.

Key words :
' 'object        s_rfcrfc_type      fugr          activity      16rfc_name       spof 7, line                         begin printer trace <printer>, print data window remains open, object        s_datasetprogram        'sapllprf'    activity        '06', ' 'object        s_datasetprogram          'saplspof'    activity      '06', begin printer trace <printer>, parameter rspo/local_print/walltimeout, 6d compilation 4 [scheduled release, incorporate device type zpdf1, print data window manually

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