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SAP Installation and Upgrades Screenshots.

Attached is the link for all important installation that i have documented and would like to share to explore more on Basis activities.

http://rapidshare.com/files/284606380/install_upgradeSAP.rar

I will be adding more post on configuring CUA, and significance of Xcelsius tool.

Enjoy SAP.

Chetan Poojary.


SAP Installation Manuals with Screenshots

Print This Post Email This Post Written by jimstex on Sep 9th, 2009 | Filed under: Basis, Installation

Here is a collection of different SAP Installations manuals on SAP 4.7 to SAP ECC6 Upgrade, APO Installation, Installation of BW on solaris, mySAP upgrade, PI 7.0 Installation, SAP R3 Upgrade, and the general upgrade to ECC6 and finally XI Installation (ABAP & Java).

Download the installation manuals.

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SAP Guide to Sucessful Printing

Print This Post Email This Post Written by admin on Aug 18th, 2009 | Filed under: Basis

SAP Printing configuration for end users

  1. How do I get my network printer to be a choice in SAP?
  2. How do I setup my network printer to be my default printer in SAP?
  3. How do I setup my local printer to be my default printer in SAP? Local-defined as my printer is directly connected to my workstation.
  4. How do I setup my check printer in SAP?
  5. I’ve setup my printer and tried to print, but nothing printed. Troubleshooting the SAP Spooler.

SAP Printer Configuration for Technical Team

  1. SAP SERVER NETWORK ADDRESSES and PORTS
  2. Print server configuration / Workstation acting as a print server.
  3. Printer configuration.
  4. Preferred SAP printing configurations.
  5. Setting up Check Printers

Download the document on SAP Printing Configuration (2333).


Spool Administration Q & A

Print This Post Email This Post Written by admin on Aug 10th, 2009 | Filed under: Basis

SPOOL ADMINISTRATION ( Posted on behalf of Jase Singh )

Q1)State true/false:

The basic features of the SAP spool system are the following-
i)  Manages the output requests for printing, for the communication server, and for the archiving devices.
ii) Provides a uniform interface for different host spool systems.
iii)Supports Local,Remote and PC printing.
iv) Supports multiple print and output devices, formats, paper types, and character sets.

Q2)When a spool request is sent to a printer/fax device, which work process is in charge of formatting the output and then sending this print job to the host spool system.
a)Spool work process
b)Dialog work process
c)Gateway work process
d)Message work process
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Working with Printers in SAP

Print This Post Email This Post Written by admin on Jul 14th, 2009 | Filed under: Basis

how to add a printer

1. Log on to any client with your username and password in the SAP system.
2. Type SPAD in the command box on upper left corner and press enter key
3. It will take you on the Spool Administration screen: under the Devices/servers tab click the Output devices button.
4. On the Spool Administration: List of Output Devices screen, click the pencil picture-icon to switch into change mode. The easiest way to create a new printer is to copy an existing one. Click on a similar printer in the output devices screen then click the create with template picture-icon.
5. On the Spool Administration: Create Output Device screen, fill in the Output device and Short name. Make any changes that are unique for the new printer on the Device Attributes and Host Spool Acc Method tabs. When all the required data has been changed/added, click the Save picture-icon.
6. You will receive an Output device was saved message in the status bar at the bottom of the screen. Click the lit match picture-icon to activate the printer.
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