Barcode Printing

[Former Member]

Hi All,

We have got a ZEBRA Barcode Printer. The Printing of Barcodes is done through the Server. What I mean is in the server SPAD (Spool Administrator) an Output Device is defined with the following attributes;

Output Device - ZEBRA

Device Type - LB_ZEB : Zebra label printer

Spool Server - NYNSAP02_PNL_00

Device Class - Standard Printer

Host Spool Access Method - S: Print Using SAP Protocol

Host printer -
NYN-DT-QAD010\DRY600

Destination host - nynsap02

When a user wants to print a Barcode he chooses the Output Device as ZEBRA. All Barcodes goes as a spool request to the Server where the Server acts like Spool Server, using the Mapped Zebra Printer (in the Server Printer Folder) it sends the job to the ZEBRA printer which is shared by local machine in the network.

1. What I would like to know is whether I could avoid the Server being a spool server? That means the spool request would directly go to the Zebra Printer and the user would have to choose the Output Device which would not be configured as Spool Server.

2. Is it possible to use the LOCL when choosing the Barcode Printer because the Local Printer would be the Zebra Barcode Printer, without defining an output device especially for the Zebra Barcode Printer?

Thanks,

Kishan

[Former Member]

Hi,

1. Yes. This is possible. Use FM GET_PRINT_PARAMETERS and keep NO_DIALOG as BLANK. This will give a pop-up to USER when he clicks on PRINT button, Pop-up would be displayed where user has to enter the Output device name

2. Yes. LOCL can be passed provided you maintain it in SU3 transaction for PRI parameter with value as LOCL.

Best regards,

Prashant

PS : Please reward all helpful answers

[christian_wohlfahrt]

Hi Kishan!

I can confirm the previous answer - we used ZEBRA printers in a former project in various ways (for testing).

But the result of the local way is not necessarily the same, it depends which part of the printing chain is converting the barcode number into the line pattern. You might need to experiment with some settings.

We used 'source code' printing and let the printer convert this into the layout, that's the reason why we could switch the ways more easily.

Regards,

Christian