Smartforms Duplex printing

[Former Member]

Hi,

I am printing a couple of orders using the smartform. The smartform is called in a loop for every order. All these orders are printed in one spool request.

Customer wanted back to back printing for an order. For a new order, system must start printing in a new page. So, i have used two pages, second page is a copy of first. For the first page, the print mode is D and for the second, the mode is default.

The problem is that, if i am printing 1,2,3, 4 orders.

1st order is printing back to back which is correct.

2nd order is started on a fresh page, and back to back printing, is also correct.

The 3rd order, instead of starting on a new page, got printed on back side of the last page of 2nd order.

The 4th order, like 3rd, started printing on back side of last page of 3rd order.

Can any one tell me, what could be wrong.

it always prints the second order on fresh page, remaining on back side of the last page of previous order.

At least let me know, in debugging mode how can i know, for which order the duplex printing is working correctly. As i cannot take print, i need to request customer to test

Thanks.

Regards,

Ravi

[Former Member]

Hello All,

Somebody reply to my query.

Thanks.

Ravi Varma.

[former_member201275]

There are a number of settings that need to be made for the Printer, and also in your smartform. There are many links for this, i found this one below which has the steps for this. Please follow the steps for SPAD transaction and ensure your printer does this correctly i.e. does this print duplex for other smartforms? After then follow the steps for Smartform transaction:

http://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/ABAP/Print+Duplex+from+SAP

[Former Member]

Hi Glen Anthony,

Thanks for the reply. The duplex printing is working very fine.

We are printing multiple orders in a loop. It creates only one spool request.

The requirement is to, every new order must start printing on a new page. Remaining pages of an order can be printed back to back.

if i am printing 4 orders, print mode D is working fine for the second order. But the same is not working for orders 3 and 4. Order 3 & 4 are starting on back side of the page, instead of on a new page.

My question is, why starting a new page in duplex mode is not working for orders 3 and 4, when it worked for order 2.

From this i understand that, the problem is not with the printer. Something i am missing.

Thanks.

Ravi Varma.