Dear community,
Printing from SAP landscapes is a requirement for many customers. Examples can be data list printing, mass- or label printing. Such production and batch print scenarios are often solved with specialized hardware, drivers, and printing solutions.
We distinguish between end-user-based printing from SAPGUI, web browsers, and web-based SAP front end apps. We refer to those use cases as frontend printing. See this Microsoft Learn page for more details on how to set that up with SAP.
Unattended mass-print jobs initiated by apps rather than people we refer to as backend printing. See this open-source solution on GitHub to learn more.
Find a more detailed blog post on the SAP community 👉🏿 here.
What is Microsoft Universal Print?
Universal Print is a cloud-based print solution in M365 that enables organizations to manage printers and printer drivers in a centralized manner.
In which SAP environment can I use Universal Print?
Universal Print runs entirely on Microsoft Azure and is part of M365. Your SAP landscape can be anywhere (on-premises, RISE, GROW, etc.).
Dedicated partner solutions available?
Yes. See the initial list referenced on the SAP blog.
Final words
Microsoft Universal Print covers your printing needs from SAP, while reducing the printer device management overhead, and getting rid of the need for print drivers.
Cloud printing is applicable to your SAP Business Users (called frontend printing) from their own devices and browsers just as they are used to.
SAP backend printing is covered by our community-driven open-source integration component released on GitHub. Check the Azure marketplace, SAP store, and partner repositories for updates on partner offerings.
Let us know what you think and feel encouraged to participate in the community effort on GitHub:raising_hands:. Partners are welcome to reach out to build a marketplace or managed offering.
Cheers
Devansh and Martin
