Displaying device status

To display the status of InfoPrint Manager printers and the queue of jobs that have been sent to an InfoPrint printer, use this procedure from the SAP R/3 graphical user interface:

  1. From the R/3 main menu, access the Spool Administration: Initial Screen window by selecting the Tools main menu and then selecting the Tools → Administration → Spool → Spool Administration path or typing /nSPAD in the ok-Code field.
  2. From the Spool Administration: Initial Screen window, click Output devices from the Configuration area.
  3. From the Spool Administration: List of Output Devices window, do this:
    1. Highlight your InfoPrint printer from the Devices column.
    2. Click the Output device pull-down menu and select Choose.
  4. From the Spool Administration: Change Output Device (Display) window, click External jobs.
  5. The Device Information of Host Spool pop-up window displays the status of this device.

    The Device Information of Host Spool pop-up window is displayed twice to capture both the right and the left sides. (1) This section indicates that there are six jobs in the InfoPrint Manager queue, two of which are being processed by printers. (2) This section shows information about each job, including its current status in InfoPrint Manager.