Installing and Configuring Intermec Device Types for SAP (PDF)

Technology Brief 

Installing and 

Configuring 

Intermec Device 

Types for SAP 

Introduction 

Intermec printers are now certified through the SAP Printer 

Vendor Program. Integrated barcode labeling with SAP is 

optimized with Intermec device types for SAP Smart Forms and 

mySAP Business Suite. 

Intermec also continues to support printing barcode labels 

from SAPScript in SAP R/3, XML-enabled printing in SAP 

Auto-ID Infrastructure and third-party label design and print 

management solutions. 

Using this document 

This document is intended to assist system integrators and SAP 

administrators when installing and configuring Intermec device 

types in a typical SAP system. It is not an exhaustive guide 

for SAP printing. Knowledge of SAP device administration and 

appropriate system-level permissions are assumed. 

The following documents may be helpful when using Intermec 

SAP device types: 

• SAP Printing Guide (BC-CCM-PRN) 

• SAP Note # 1760619 

Supported Printers 

The following printers are supported by Intermec SAP device types: 

• PM43 and PM43c 

• PC23d, PC43d and PC43t 

• PF2i and PF4i 

• PM4i 

• PX4i and PX6i 

• PD41 and PD42 

• PB22, PB32 and PB50 

Supported Command Languages 

Intermec SAP device types support Direct Protocol. No other 

printer command languages are supported. 

Supported Host Systems 

Intermec device types for SAP support printing from Smart Forms 

and mySAP Business Suite. The Device Type Printer Wizard 

described in this document is available on SAP BASIS 6.20 and 

higher with the following Support Packages installed: 

• SAP_BASIS Release 6.20: SAPKB62063 




Download SAP Device Types 

The Intermec SAP Device Types may be downloaded from 

www.intermec.com/SAP. The following files are included in the 

device type package: 

• ABAP Page Description Language (PDL) Driver 

• PRI files – Device Types. There is one *.PRI file for each 

printer type as follows: 

Printer Type 

Intermec 6 inch (203 dpi) DP 









Supported Printers 

PX6i 

PX6i 

PX6i 

PX4i, PM4i, PM43, 

PM43c, PF4i, PD41 , PD42, 

PC43d, PC43t, PB50 

PX4i, PM4i, PM43, PD4x, PC43 

PX4i, PM4i, PM43, PM43c 

PB32 

PF2i, PC23d, PB22 

PC23d 

• Save the Intermec device type package to a location on your 

server and extract the files 

Printers & Media

Importing SAP Device Types 

Before Intermec printers can be recognized by the SAP system, 

the printer device types and driver must be installed. Install the 

device types as follows: 

3. Select Utilities(M)•For device types•Import 

1. Logon to the SAP System 

2. Open Spool Administration (browse or type “SPAD” in the 

transaction code area) 

4. Select Device Type and insert the Object name; Insert the .PRI 

file location and click Execute.

Installing the Transport Package 

Install the ABAP PDL drivers for Intermec 

printers using the following steps: 

7. Identify the desired Transport Number and select it 

1. Copy the transport files to the proper locations in your SAP system: 

a. Copy the K*.PVD to the Cofile folder located at 

D:\usr\sap\trans\cofile 

b. Copy the R*.PVD to the Data folder located at 

D:\usr\sap\trans\data 

2. Logon to the SAP ECC Dev System 

3. Open transaction STMS (Browse or type “STMS” in the 


8. Verify Transport Request and click the Check box 

4. Select Extras•Other Requests•Add 

9. Click “Yes” to attach the Transport to the import queue. 

5. Enter the target client and click the Check box 

6. Search for the desired transport using the *wildcard selection 

and the transport file name (do not include the .PVD extension) 

and click the Check box

Configuring an Intermec Output Device 

This section describes how to create and configure an Intermec 

device using the Device Type Printer Wizard. Import of Intermec 

device types and driver should be completed prior to this step as 

described in previous sections of this document. 

5. Enter the Output Device name, the Short name and click 

on the Wizard icon 

1. Open Spool Administration (browse or type “SPAD” in the 


2. Click Display next to Output Devices 

3. Click the Change icon 

6. From the Device Type Selection Window select “Intermec” from 

the Manufacturer’s Name drop down box and click the Show 

Printers button to see the list of available Intermec printers 

Right-click a printer to select it and then click the Check box 

4. Click the Create icon

7. Enter the printer Model and Location as necessary 

9. Select the Host Spool Access Method, available methods for 

Intermec Device Types are: 

F: Printing on Front End Computer, or 

G: Front End Printing with Control Tech 

8. Click on the Access Method tab 

10. Enter “_DEFAULT” in the Host Printer field to route print jobs 

from the local machine to the default installed printer 

Checking “No Device Selection at Frontend” will route jobs to 

the default printer 

Click the Save icon.

Standard Features 

This section outlines the standard features that are found 

in Intermec’s SAP device types implementation. 

Barcodes 

Barcode 

Name Description Options 

INT2OF5 

Interleaved 

2 of 5 

Linear height, rotation, 

ratio, check digit, no 

human readable 

CODE39 Code 39 Linear height, rotation, 

ratio, check digit, no 


CODE39A Code 39 

(full ASCII) 

Linear height, rotation, 

ratio, full ascii character 

set, human readable 

CODE93 Code 93 Linear height, rotation, 

check digit, human readable 

CODE128 Code 128 Linear height, rotation, full 

ascii character set, subset 

a, b and c, human readable 

EAN8 EAN-8 Rotation, check digit, 


EAN13 EAN-13 Rotation, check digit, 

no human readable 

POSTNET USPS POSTNET 5 

and 

USPS POSTNET 9 

PDF417 

Rotation, check digit, 

no human readable 

Rotation, security level, 

linear height, columns, 

rows, truncation 

MSI MSI Rotation, ratio of the small 

bars, no human readable 

Graphics 

The following graphics type is supported 

with Intermec SAP device types: 

• Monochrome bitmap images are supported on PM43/c and PC 

series printers 

Shapes 

The following shape types are supported 


• Box 

• Horizontal and vertical lines 

Fonts 

The following font functionality is supported 


• Downloading of TrueType fonts from SAP 

• Italics 

• UTF-8 code page 

The following SAP Font Families are supported 

with printer resident fonts: 

SAP Font Family 

COURIER 

HELVE 

LETGOTH 

OCRA 

OCRB 

TIMES 

LNPRINT 

MICR_C 

MICR_E 

COURCYR 

COUR_I7 

HELVCYR 

HELV_I7 

TIMECYR 

TIME_I7 

The following SAP Font Families are supported 

through downloadable fonts: 

SAP Font Family 

A_SIMP 

A_TRAD 

A_TRAN 

CNHEI 

CNKAI 

CNSONG 

CNSONGP 

DBGOTHIC 

DBMINCHO 

JPMINCHO 

JPMINCHP 

KPBATANG 

KPBATANP 

KPDODUM 

KPGULIM 

KPGUNGSE 

KPSAMMUL 

THANGSAN 

THDRAFT 

THVIJIT 

TWDPHEI 

TWMING 

TWMINGP 

TWSONG

RFID 

The following RFID functionality is supported 


• ISO 18000-6C/EPC Gen2 

• Write support for RFID inlays 

• Protection for RFID inlays 

• Writing KILL PASSCODE into memory for RFID inlays 

• Writing into EPC memory bank starts at position 4 

• Writing into USR memory bank starts at position 0 

Limitations/Considerations 

Printer Configuration and Status 

• Printer command languages IPL, ESIM, ZSIM, DSIM, CSIM, XSIM 

or ESC/P are not supported 

• Printer settings, including media settings, are not configurable 

via the SAP system 

• SAP print options are not supported 

• SNMP status feedback is not provided 

Fonts 

The following font options are not supported 

or have limitations where noted: 

• Cascading fonts 

• Bitmap fonts 

• Underline 

• Superscript/Subscript 

• Code pages other than UTF-8 

• PB22, PB32 and PB50 do not support printing Cyrillic characters 

• Asian language fonts may have wider or narrower spacing when 

compared to the mapped SAP standard system fonts. 

Printer Hardware 

• Cutter Control is not configurable via the SAP system 

• Pre-defined finishing modes, such as cut and peel off, are not 

configurable via the SAP system 

Graphics 

• Print jobs with graphics will not be printed on the following printers: 

—— 

PF2i and PF4i configurations 

—— 

PM4i configurations 

—— 

PX4i and PX6i configurations 

—— 

PD41 and PD42 configurations 

—— 

PB22, PB32 and PB50 configurations 

• Color graphics are not supported 

• Automatic image scaling across different DPI printers is not 

supported 

Other 

Sending very large print jobs over a wireless interface to 

the PB22 and PB32 may fail. This is not related to the SAP 

device type, but rather an issue in the printer firmware. 

This issue will be resolved in a future firmware release. 

References 

Other suggested reading: 

• SAP Device Types Release Notes – in the Intermec Device Types 

download packet 

• Whitepaper: Bar Code & RFID Label Printing: Options for 

Printing from SAP 

• SAP Printing Guide (BC-CCM-PRN) 

Conclusion 

Intermec device types and drivers for SAP make 

Intermec printers even easier to integrate with SAP 

Smart Forms and mySAP Business Suite. 

While this document is intended to assist system integrators 

and SAP administrators when installing and configuring Intermec 

device types in a typical SAP system, it is not an exhaustive 

guide for SAP printing. Please refer to the SAP Printing Guide. 

More information about integrating Intermec devices 

with SAP may be found at www.intermec.com/SAP. 

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