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It is only the process which is used to display the documents before they get printed.
Once a spool request is generated in the system, It can be printed to any printer with n no of
copies, at any time.
Where as normal printing, the document will not be available once it is printed.
We can change the output format at any time.
Disadvantages:
1.A dedicated backup has to be planned to save the contents of Global directory.
2. When the records are more the printing consumes more time because of ‘Lack of indexes’ at
file system.
Advantages:
Spool process gets initiated and reads the contents from ‘TST01’ name of the Author, no of
copies name of the printer and spool data from ‘TST03’. And converts spool requests into “Output
Requests’ (Printer specific requests).
The communication between the spool process & Host spooler depends upon the type of “Access
Method”.
1. Local Access Method: The spooler process and the host spooler resides on the same server,
then LAM is used.
On UNIX- OS Access Method ‘L’ is used (SAPLPD)
Note: The printer can be connected to directly or we can send request too print server.
2. Remote Access Method : The ‘Spool Process’ &’Host Spooler’ request on different machines
On UNIX machines Remote Access Method ‘U’ is used It is derived from UNIX Berkley Protocol.
On windows SAP proprietary protocol type ‘S’ is used.
The spool process is dedicated to the user requests and it will not be freed until the process
finishes the task.
In order to avoid spool congestion configure front end printing process to either 2 or 3 i.e. at any
given point of time 2 or 3 work process can go into front end mode.
Specify the name of the output device. Ensure that the naming conversation are followed to
define the name of the printer.
Specify the device type (i.e. serial no & manufacturer of the printer)
If the device types are not available, communicates with SAP or the vendor, get the device types
and import it to SAP system.
Spool Servers: The application Server which is configured with at least one spool process is
called as spool server.
Define the logical spool server and assign it to a real spool server
In order to select Logical Server
Select [ ] Logical Server ------àspecify mapping real server alternate server
Access Method : Specify the Access Method specify the host name
Tray info:
Go to SP01 to display ‘Spool requests’ and ‘Output requests’ specify the ‘Spool request ‘ number
or user id, Date & Time, Output device to display the Spool requests.
‘-‘ : The request is not sent to the host system (output request does not exist)
‘+’ : Spool request is generated and stored in “Temse’.
‘Waiting’ : The spool request is waiting to be processed by a spool process.
‘in process’ :Te spool work process is processing the spool request into output request for
printing.
‘Printing’ :Te host spool is printing the request. If the RS system does not receive any status from
the host spool, the status is dispatched for one minute and shifts the status to ‘Completed’
Note: There are instances where the printing is continued and the status is set to “Completed”.
This is due to the option set “[ ] Do not query host spooler for status”
‘Completed’: Generally the completed status donates that output request completed successfully,
because the ‘spool system’ communicates with ‘Host Spool’ and if it doesn’t receive any status
update within one minute , the status is set to “ Completed”
‘Problem’ : The output request is printed with minor error (Page Format, Margins).
‘Error’ : Indicates an error that the ‘Host Spool’ system is not reachable can a network error.
‘Archive’ : The request is waiting to be archived. Archived requests will be stored in external
devices and are available to print at any time SARI & SARA.
It is used to identity the size based on users and applications in the “Temse”