C-LANG Statements › PRINTDATASET Statement—Specify Data Set Name for SAP Print Spool

PRINTDATASET Statement—Specify Data Set Name for SAP Print Spool

The PRINTDATASET statement specifies the data set name for the SAP print spool.

Supported Job Types

This statement is optional for the following job types:

• SAP Batch Input Session
• SAP Data Archiving
• SAP R/3

Syntax

This statement has the following format:

PRINTDATASET data_set

data_set

Specifies the print spool data set name.

Limits: Up to 6 valid SAP characters; case-sensitive

Notes:

• Enclose values that contain delimiters (such as spaces) in double quotation marks.
• Use the PRINTDATASET statement before the first ABAPNAME statement to set the default value for subsequent steps.
• Use the PRINTDATASET statement within the boundaries of the step definition (between two ABAPNAME statements or between an ABAPNAME statement and the end of the job definition) to define the value for that step.

Example: Specify the Print Spool Data Set Name

This example specifies LIST1S as the print spool data set name for the RSPARAM ABAP:

SAPJOBNAME SAPTEST
AGENT SAPHTAGENT
ABAPNAME RSPARAM
   PRINTDEST LP01
   LINES 65
   COLUMNS 80
   PRINTDATASET LIST1S
   PRINTCOPIES 1