Convert Spool Request(Generated Background Job ) Into PDF

Standard FM-‘CONVERT_OTFSPOOLJOB_2_PDF’ is used to convert script otx spool to PDF.

Standard FM-‘CONVERT_ABAPSPOOLJOB_2_PDF’ is used to convert background job spool to PDF.

Step1. Here we have a simple program. Execute it.

Step2. We have the below output.

Step3. Go to Tx- SM36 and create and schedule a background job for the above report.

Step4. Background Job program name.

Step5. In Tx- SM37 run the job.The spool is generated. Select the spool.

Step6. Spool number is 3173 and click on the icon under type.

Step7. So here is the spool output as a result of background job.

Step8. The spool entry in the data base table.

Step9. Here is the program that reads the spool and converts it into PDF and saves it in a destination folder.

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PARAMETERS : spool_no TYPE tsp01–rqident DEFAULT ‘3173’,
path TYPE string DEFAULT ‘C:\Users\Documents\DOWNLOAD\BGSPOOL.PDF’.

DATA : ls_spool TYPE tsp01,
lt_pdf TYPE TABLE OF tline,
objtype LIKE rststype–type,
file_size TYPE i.

START-OF-SELECTION.

SELECT SINGLE * FROM tsp01 INTO ls_spool WHERE rqident = spool_no.
IF sy–subrc IS INITIAL .
CALL FUNCTION ‘RSTS_GET_ATTRIBUTES’
EXPORTING
client          = ls_spool–rqclient
name          = ls_spool–rqo1name
part          = 1
IMPORTING
objtype       = objtype.

IF objtype(3) = ‘OTF’. ” OTF TEXT- SAP SCRIPT OUTPUT

CALL FUNCTION ‘CONVERT_OTFSPOOLJOB_2_PDF’
EXPORTING
src_spoolid     = ls_spool–rqident
no_dialog       = ‘ ‘
IMPORTING
pdf_bytecount   = file_size
TABLES
pdf             = lt_pdf.

ELSEIF objtype = ‘TEXT’. “Job spool output of background report job

CALL FUNCTION ‘CONVERT_ABAPSPOOLJOB_2_PDF’
EXPORTING
src_spoolid          = ls_spool–rqident
no_dialog            = ‘ ‘
IMPORTING
pdf_bytecount        = file_size
TABLES
pdf                  = lt_pdf.

ENDIF.
CALL FUNCTION ‘GUI_DOWNLOAD’
EXPORTING
bin_filesize = file_size
filename     = path
filetype     = ‘BIN’
TABLES
data_tab     = lt_pdf.

ENDIF.

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Step10. Execute the report and provide the spool number and a destination path to download the PDF.

Step11. Destination folder.

Step12. Execute it.

Step13. Destination folder. open the file.

Step14. So here we have the PDF.

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