SAP Note 27995 - Printing from networks in 3.0

Symptom:

Printout of a graphic in SAP R/3 3.0.

Cause and prerequisites
Solution
The following options exist for printing network, hierarchy, cluster or bar graphics in R/3 version 3.0:
1. Choose `local` as the target printer if you have a PC with a local printer.
2. Printing to a Windows Metafile. You must enter a file name. This file can then be imported into Windows applications.
3. R/3 spool. To use this option, you must have a printer with graphics capabilities which is available on the network.
4. Graneda Metafile: This is a graphics exchange format, which is supported by very few applications.
5. The option to print in PostScript format is available for printers which can interpret PostScript commands.
On the one hand, it is possible to enter the name of the print server directly as a file name (check in the Windows print manager). On the other hand, you can print to a file, and then send it to a PostScript printer. Under DOS, this would involve the following command: copy /b
6. If you specify HPGL/2 as the target printer, the graphic can be output to a plotter. The file name should be chosen as described under point 5.

To print on several pages, you must doubleclick on the white field (upper right in the printer setup) that is subdivided by black lines. The number of pages to be printed depends on where you click in this field: the output is made to as many pages as there are red-colored boxes.

Additional key words

Network graphic, hierarchy graphic, cluster editor, bar chart