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SAP COMPATIBILITY FOR THE SAMSUNG ML-4050N PRINTER
SAP creates a spool job to print a report or any
other type of document. The spool job contains all
of the information that is necessary to print an SAP
document. An output job contains information
about the chosen Output Device, the format type
(portrait, landscape, duplex, simplex etc), and the
resolution. The output job and the output data are
unknown to the spool job. The data is stored
separately from the required output information in
the TemSe (temporary sequential objects)
database. The Spool Work Process delivers the
spool jobs. When created, a spool job activates
the Spool Work Process and delivers the print job
according to the access method settings.
The SAP Spool System performs the following
spool request and print request tasks:
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Storing the spool requests
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Generating the Output/Print requests for
printers
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Formatting data for the output devices.
Device Type
The Device Type stores the information needed to
generate the device-specific, output-ready data
stream. SAP uses device definitions to define a
printer. The Device Type is modifiable at any time.
Printer Driver
Both the SAP Server and the SAP Client received
an installation of the ML-4050N printer driver.
Test Scenarios
The tests included several test scenarios designed
to verify the compatibility of the Samsung
ML-4050N with SAP. The test scenarios include
the following:
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Importing a Device Type
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Creating an Output Device
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Copying a Device Type
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Using Basic Driver Features
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Handling Print Jobs
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Using Spool Access Methods
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Loading
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Using PJL Commands
Importing a Device Type
Description
To use a device with SAP you must import the
Device Type file to the SAP environment. SAP
uses PRI files as the Device Type files for Printers.
The Device Type also includes a list of supported
formats for initializing the printer. Printer initialization
defines the device specific features for SAP.
Test Methodology
The Samsung PRI file import used a SE38
transaction.
Observation
Importing the Device Type file for the Samsung
ML-4050N printer to the SAP environment
succeeded without any issues.
Creating an Output Device
Description
SAP uses the term Output Device to describe the
destination for a print job. You must create an
Output Device in SAP and map it to the imported
printer Device Type. The Output Device settings
allow you to specify the available printing features
to SAP.
Test Methodology
The lab used an SAP Client to log on to a session
with the SAP Server. They imported the Samsung
PRI file using a SE38 transaction. Then they
mapped the Output Device to the Samsung PRI
file.
Observation
The lab successfully created the Output Device for
the Samsung Device Type without any issues.
