Creating New Print Format on SAP

For Printing, SAP uses default format that specify number of rows or lines that can be printed and how many characters can be printed in one lines. If you select list format X_65_80, it means you can print 65 lines and 80 characters in one line.

If you want to define your own format, you can follow guide below.
1. Call transaction SPAD and select Full Administration. Select Device Types tab.
2. In the Format Types, select Display.
3. Change Display mode to Change mode and select a Default format, let say X_65_255.
4. Creating new format using template or just pressing F5.
5. In the Format Type field, enter the name of format type you want. Use format Y_LL_CC or Z_LL_CC. Where LL is the number of lines and CC is the number of characters.
6. Enter L in the Type field.
7. Select Any in the Page Format Field.
8. Enter the number of Rows and Columns.
9. You can select list driver.
10. Choose List Driver Attributes to determine the layout attribute.On the next screen you can determine the orientation of the output and define the margins.Note that the page format you selected (L or S) also exists with the orientation that you set for the format. If this is not the case, the system displays an error message.
11. Save your entry.

You have to assign the new format to the device type to make the process complete.