Jan 24, 2012 Option 1: Print from SAPgui on your Mac. From the System menuUser ProfileOwn Data. Select the Defaults tab. For output device, enter%FE1. Use the Save icon to save the change. Use the printer icon in SAP to print the document. This should bring up your printer dialogue box. Click on the PDF button and choose 'Save as PDF'.
It is a very common requirement to have the print output from smartforms or sap scripts saved as a local PDF file in the front end.
The different ways in which this can be accomplished are :-
In this document we will be dwelving into the third option mentioned above which is the simplest way of meeting the requirement.
SAP notes associated with this option are :-
What is a FILE printer: Printers that use the FILE port(instead of LPT1, COM1 etc) can be added to the frontend system. These printers can be used for saving the print output as a local file. Click the “Add printer” task in the “Printers and Faxes” folder to start the Add printer wizard and add a new FILE printer as per the screenshots below:-
Configuring the PDF printer in SPAD transaction.
SAP printing process basically involves the spool work process transferring the output data to a host spool system (operating system spooler) which in turn prints the output on the printer attached to it. There are various combinations(printing method) for this depending on where the host spool system resides. SAPLPD is the transfer program which accepts print data and forwards it to the host spooler on Microsoft Windows platforms. Host spooler in the frontend system is used for downloading PDF files. Add a new output device using the SPAD transaction with device type set to PDF1. Other device types maybe required for PDF files containing characters from languages like chinese, arabic etc. Create an output device as shown in the screenshots below. In this case “PDF_printer” value is maintained in “Host printer” field of the access method tab since the FILE printer we just created was named so. If this FILE printer has been set as the default printer in the frontend system then value “_DEFAULT” can be maintained in this field irrespective of the name given to the printer.
Hereafter, for saving print outputs as PDF file, in the print dialog select the output device ZPDF and click print. This will invoke the SAPLPD program and prompt for a file name for saving the file. Enter the filename with full path and click ok to save the pdf file in the mentioned path.
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Purpose
This wiki page will discussion about one of the basic function for output in SAP Sales and Distribution knows as Output Determination.
Overview
Outputs are an essential media of communication with various business partners & internal partner within the organization during or for sales processing. These output can be either be taken as print on paper or generated PDF files or sent by mails/electronically. You can even restrict or allow the trigger of these output.
Output determination using condition technique majorly defines 3 functions:
1. Automatic determination of output in respective object. 2. Processing of output based on some events. 3. Respective parameter/medium for print.
So, output types are assigned to
You need to co-ordinate with ABAPers for output processing program and form.
Output determination is carried out through condition technique in Sales and Distribution.
Types of Output
Output Determination
Output is determined using condition technique.
Output can be determined from customer master, but it is recommended that Output in sales document through output determination procedure(Condition technique). Output can be determined separately for Sales Document: Header and Sales Document: Item level.
Unlike any other determination procedure getting determined through condition technique. The output determination also involves,
1.) Condition Table
You have to define combination of fields for which you want condition records in condition tables of output. Provided existing standard condition tables does not meet your requirement. In case of new condition table enter name of condition table, the number of table must be starting from 900. Select the fields for table from allowed fields and generate new condition table.
2.) Access Sequence
You have to define new access sequence by copying existing one and change to your requirement, provided standard access sequence does not meet you requirement. It is search strategy which system uses to find out condition records stored in condition tables for condition types. Unlike pricing, all output type has access sequence. Therefore, you maintain output condition record for all output types.
3.) Output Types
You have to define new Output types by copying existing one and change to your requirement, provided standard output type does not meet you requirement.
3.1.) Assign Output types of Partner Function
Here you assign Output types to desired Partner function like SP/SH/PY etc. Generally that would be the intent recipient of that output type.
4.) Maintain Output Determination Procedure
You have to define new Output determination procedure by copying existing one and change to your requirement, provided standard output determination procedure does not meet you requirement.
5.) Assign Output Determination Procedure
You need to assign output determination procedure to Sales document. You may assign as per your requirement Header level and item level.
Similar steps could be followed for output determination for Sales activities and Billing documents
Define Communication Strategy
You need to create communication strategy, system should search for communication methods in case of transmission medium 5.
Output Determination Level & Assignment in Sales
Some Standard Output Types
Condition RecordSap Invoice Output To Pdf
Without or in absence proper condition record maintenance, the desired output type will not determine in relevant sales document type. Therefore condition record is crucial in Automatic determination of output type.
Related SAP Notes
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