Using the FrontEnd printer

I cannot display FrontEnd printer/Windows printer when I print reports. Why do some users have the option to choose the FrontEnd printer, while others do not?


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The ability to choose any local printer when using FrontEnd printing was introduced in R/3 4.6. In other releases you couldn't choose the printer. Therefore, SAP would use your default printer. You did not mention what R/3 release you are working on and also what SAPGUI (SAP FrontEnd) your users have. If this is R/3 4.6x and SAPGUI 4.6D or above, I would check also the user's permissions. If could be that their permissions deny access to the %LOC printer device in authorization object S_SPO_DEV.


This was first published in February 2003