SAP ABAP IMG Activity EHS_GLM_WWI_HVP (Install Printer for Mass Printing)
Hierarchy
☛ EA-APPL (Software Component) SAP Enterprise Extension PLM, SCM, Financials
   ⤷ EHS-SAF (Application Component) Product Safety
     ⤷ CBGLM (Package) EHS: Global Label Management
IMG Activity
ID EHS_GLM_WWI_HVP Install Printer for Mass Printing  
Transaction Code S_EEI_69000147   (empty) 
Created on 20121126    
Customizing Attributes EHS_GLM_WWI_HVP   Install Printer for Mass Printing 
Customizing Activity    
Document
Document Class SIMG   Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs.
Document Name EHS_GLM_WWI_HVP    

Use

Using the printer for mass printing (high volume printer # HVP), you can print print requests that contain more than 32,768 copies to be printed.

This Customizing activity describes how you can implement the HVP in Global Label Management.

Mass printing is executed via a WWI generation server (WWI server). For this purpose, the printer required for mass printing (HVP) must be installed on the WWI server. If you are using multiple local WWI servers and multiple WWI servers are assigned the same RFC destination, you have to install the HVP on all WWI servers that use the same RFC destination. In relation to this, the HVP must have the same name and configuration on all WWI servers.

The HVP is designed as a generic printer, which means that you can use it for various printer types (label printers of various manufacturers). Manufacturers use mostly different printer languages for controlling the label printer. For this reason, the HVP requires a plug-in that converts the data into the respective printer language, for the respective printer type.

Important: The HVP plug-in is not shipped in the standard system and must be purchased and installed separately. Make sure that the plug-in is compatible with the respective printer type.

Requirements

  • You have installed the Microsoft Windows operating system as x86 or x64 architecture on the WWI server.
  • You have installed Microsoft Word as x86 or x64 architecture. This version must match the architecture used by Microsoft Windows.
  • You have installed WWI and thus the HVP (x86 or x64 architecture).

    The HVP is located in the subdirectory HVP of your WWI directory.

  • Depending on which architecture is used by Microsoft Windows, request the correct setup (X86 or x64) from the manufacturer of the plug-in for mass printing.
  • Check the connection between the WWI server and the printer that you want to use for mass printing. The following settings are possible:
    • The label printer is integrated in the network via an IP address.
    • The label printer is connected to the WWI server via the LPT port.
  • Determine the print resolution of the printer that is used for mass printing. This information is used for configuring the printer on the WWI server.
  • In the Customizing activity Configure WWI Server for Print Request Generation, check the RFC destination and the source system or SAP system on which you will install the HVP. Once the HVP has been installed, it will be loaded as a printer into the SAP system. For this purpose, an existing RFC destination is needed that was already created and configured during installation of the WWI server.
  • Check to which print station the HVP is to be added. You can also set up a separate print station to which you assign the HVP.

Standard settings

Activities

For mass printing, a printer driver is used that consists of the following components:

  • Printer driver: Is shipped with the standard settings for WWI and is installed automatically on the WWI server. This component processes the print request and calculates the sequential numbering and the bar codes.
  • Plug-in: Is not included in the standard system and must be installed separately. This component interprets and converts the data into the respective printer language. Therefore, when installing the printer for mass printing, you need to specify plug-ins that are valid for the respective printer language of the printer.

Proceed as follows when installing the printer for mass printing:

  1. Upload the file of the HVP (stored in the WWI directory) to the WWI server and execute the setup. For more information, see SAP Note 1819298.
  2. Test the installed printer for mass printing by printing out a test page.
    • If the printer prints a label, continue with the steps to integrate the printer for mass printing into the SAP system.
    • With this test, you ensure that communication is working between the WWI server and the printer.
    • If a label is not printed, check the installation and configuration of the printer for mass printing.
  3. Integrate the WWI printer into the SAP system:
    1. Execute the Customizing activity Transfer and Activate Printers for Print Requests and load the printer for mass printing into the SAP system.
    2. For the printer for mass printing, execute the Customizing activity Specify Print Station for Print Requests:

  • Create a separate print station for the printer, if necessary.
  • You then have to specify the WWI server that you want to use for the printer.
  1. In the Customizing activity Assign Printer to Print Station, create the printer for mass printing and assign a WWI printer to it.

    The printer is now available for Global Label Management and can be used for printing labels. If necessary, test the installation and configuration of the printer by printing an existing label in Global Label Management.

Example

Business Attributes
ASAP Roadmap ID 203   Establish Master Data 
Mandatory / Optional 2   Optional activity 
Critical / Non-Critical 2   Non-critical 
Country-Dependency A   Valid for all countries 
Assigned Application Components
Documentation Object Class Documentation Object Name Current line number Application Component Application Component Name
SIMG EHS_GLM_WWI_HVP 0 EE50000013 Global Label Management 
Maintenance Objects
Maintenance object type    
History
Last changed by/on SAP  20121126 
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