How to set the spool retention period till 30 days(Printer Properties).

[Former Member]

Hi SAP Experts

I need to setup a job which creates a spool. I want to set the spool retention period till 30 days(Printer Properties). But I have the option of keeping it only for 8 days or Do Not Delete at all. Can you please let me know how can I setup a job which creates a spool which wil be retained for 30 days and then will automatically get deleted?

Advanced Thanks

Thanks & Regards,

Kishore.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello Krishna,

Please check OSS note 64333 for this issue. This should resolve the issue.

Please award points accordingly.

Regaards.

Ruchit.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Ruchit,

Plz I need more explanation....

Thanks for the Quick Reply

looking forward to your reply

Thanks & Regards,

Kishore.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi SAP Guru's

Plz Help........................

Thanks & Reg,

Kishore

[Former Member]

Hi Krishna,

I have checked the note in detail again. Apparently setting a double digit value for spool retention caused conflict with SAP kernel.

In this case what I would suggest is that you choose spool retention period greater than 8. This will ensure that the spool is not automatically deleted. Subsequently you can schedule the report RSPO1041 to run daily with the value 29 in the field Completed . I tguess this is the probably the only way of solving this issue.

Regards.

Ruchit.

[Former Member]

Hi Ruchit,

After selecting the Printer

navigating to Properites

Retention Period: it is Combo box

1

2

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.

8

Do not Delet

there is no 9th no., I can't enter manually.

Thanks & Regards,

Kishore

[Former Member]

Hi Krishna,

As stated in the note 8 is highest number you can mention. 9 is not allowed. So go for dont delete option. This doesnot mean that the spool requests can not be deleted. They can still be deleted.

Regaards.

Ruchit.

[Former Member]

Hi Ruchit,

Thanks for the Quick Reply,

Yes, what you said is Right.

After choosing "Do not delete" option also RSPO0041 will deleted after 10 Days

which is mentioned varient in the Standard B/G job.

but how to Avoid the deletion from Standard B/G jobs.

Note: I am not going to change the Varient Value in Standard B/G job.

Thanks & Regards,

Kishore Reddy,

[Former Member]

Hello Kishore,

I can understand why you dont want to change the variant.

However may be a slight change in the variant might help your cause though I am not sure whether you will like this suggestion or not.

Create a dummy output device type to which all spools created for this report need to be assigned.

Once this is done make a small change in the variant for the field Output device in such a manner that all the spools belonging to this printer/output device are not deleted.

Then create a new variant for this output device ensuring that only spools belonging to this output device and older than 29 or 30 days are deleted.

While this will ensure that normal spool requests are deleted these ones are not.

Really dont if this solution is acceptable or not.

Regards.

Ruchit.

[Former Member]

Hi Ruchit,

Thanks for the Quick reply,

I am having 100 SID's user may ask any of the System,

I dnon't think it solves my problme.

there is no way of changing in my Varients

Thanks & Reg,

Kishore Reddy.

[Former Member]

Hi Krishna,

100 systems is a lot indeed. In any case whatever change you make will have to be done in all the 100 systems. I think in standard SAP it is not possible. May be you can open a call with SAP for this issue.

Regards.

Ruchit.

[Former Member]

You can double click on the spool once its generated and in the spool attributes tab give the required date of deletion as after 30 days date.

Hope this solves your issue.

**Reward suitable points if helpful

[Former Member]

Junaid,

Thanks for the quick reply.

but my qustion is Standatd B/G job RSPO0041/RSPO1041 should not delete my Spool, unless until I reach my Date of Deletion.

if you required more information plz let me know.

My production user is waiting for my replay

Thanks & Reg,

Kishore

[Former Member]

Hi muhammed junaid

Thanks, you are right, it works out

but my question is RSPO0041/1041 will look into the

spool attributes->Deleted on column

Based on this column only Standard B/G jobs Deletes the Spool

I am waiting to for your reply to Award the Points.

Thanks & Regards,

Kishore Reddy

[Former Member]

Hello Kishore,

Check the SPAD spool admin:spool sys setting and deselect automatically delete old spool req.Hope this will help your cause.

Else you can try to changing the RSPO0041 or RSPO1041 report and maintain the MIN_ALT parameter default value as 30

But i would suggest you try to create a variant for RSPO0041 report with the age of spool to be deleted as 30 and schedule the report in background