PRINTDEST Statement—Specify Print Destination

The PRINTDEST statement specifies the print destination for an ABAP.

Supported Job Types

This statement is required for the SAP Data Archiving job type.

This statement is optional for the following job types:

Syntax

This statement has the following format:

PRINTDEST destination

destination

Specifies the output device name. The value corresponds to the SAPGUI Output device field on the Background Print Parameters dialog.

Limits: Up to 4 valid SAP characters; case-sensitive

Notes:

Enclose values that contain delimiters (such as spaces) in double quotation marks.
Use the PRINTDEST statement before the first ABAPNAME statement to set the default value for subsequent steps.
Use the PRINTDEST 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 Destination

This example specifies dev1 as the print destination for the BTCTEST ABAP:

SAPJOBNAME SAPTEST
AGENT SAPHTAGENT
SAPUSER J01PROD
ABAPNAME BTCTEST
   VARIANT TEST
   PRINTDEST dev1
   LINES 65
   COLUMNS 60