The pdsap command
Syntax
pdsap SAP_SID_NAME [list | create | modify |delete] [splserver | roms | loms | cmd | devtype | prtoptions | printer] parameter=value parameter=value ...
Description
The pdsap command allows the management of SAP printers from the OMS.
Note: The
pdsap command can only be run by root or ipm1 on Linux and AIX (dropping privileges to ipm1), or an administrator on Windows.Flags
- SAP_SID_NAME
- Identifies the SAP instance created using the SAP callback daemon.
list, create, modify, and delete are the operations that the pdsap command executes.
- list
- Lists the attributes for one or more SAP objects.
- create
- Creates an SAP object by using the attributes specified on the command line.
- modify
- Modifies several properties of an SAP object.
- delete
- Deletes an SAP object if there are no other SAP objects that depend on it.
splserver (Spool Server), roms (Real Output Management Systems), loms (Logical Output Management Systems), cmd (Operating System Commands), devtype (Device Types), prtoptions (Print Options), and printer (Output Device) are the SAP objects to which an operation applies.
Note: All flag and attribute names are case insensitive.
The following table shows the operations that are applied to each SAP object:
| Object | Operation |
| splserver | list |
| roms | create |
| delete | |
| list | |
| modify | |
| loms | create |
| delete | |
| list | |
| modify | |
| cmd | create |
| delete | |
| list | |
| modify | |
| devtype | list |
| prtoptions | list |
| printer | create |
| delete | |
| list | |
| modify |
To create a printer, follow these steps:
- Log in as
rootoripm1on Linux and AIX or as an administrator on Windows. - Enter the
pdsapcommand to list splserver and look for the SPOOLSRV attribute value. - InfoPrint Manager creates a default “IBM IPM” ROMS as part of the SAP client configuration. You can use the default ROMS or create a new one.
Important: You must always use an "IBM IPM" ROMS with InfoPrint Manager. Do not delete the “IBM IPM” ROMS.
- Create a LOMS by using the ROMS from step 3. Use the SPOOLSRV attribute value from step 2 for CMDSERVER and CALLBTRGT.
- List devtype and choose the device type to use for the SAP printer.
- Optionally, you can list prtoptions for the device from step 5.
- Create the printer using the LOMS from step 4, the device name from step 5, and enabling
or disabling the print options listed in step 6.
Note: The print options set when the SAP printer is created cannot be removed with this tool. You can only set additional print options. To remove print options, use SAP NetWeaver SAPGUI.