Measures reported by AsAbapSpoReqTest

The SAP System differentiates between two types of request when printing:

• Spool request: A spool request is a document for which a print function has been selected. However, it has not yet been output to a printer or another device. The output data for the print document is stored partly formatted in a data store until an output request is created, that is, until it is sent to a particular output device.

  The spool system uses a spool request to store the print data temporarily and to access it. The data is stored in a temporary format. You can also display the print document.

  The system automatically assigns a 10-digit ID number to a spool request.

• Output request: From the point of view of the SAP spool system, an output request outputs the print data of a spool request to a particular output device.

  Multiple output requests may exist for a single spool request. Each represents an instance of the output of the same spool request. Each of these output requests may have different attributes, such as the target printer or number of copies.

  By differentiating between spool request and output requests, the spool system provides a means of storing the data temporarily.

  This test monitors the spool requests of the target SAP ABAP instance and reports how many spool requests were created? Using this test, administrators may figure out how many spool requests were error prone. Apart from this, you can figure out the number of output problems and output errors encountered by the output requests for a corresponding spool request. This way, administrators may figure out what exactly caused the errors while processing the spool requests and when exactly were the errors at their peak!

  The measures made by this test are as follows:

  Measurement	Description	Measurement Unit	Interpretation
  newSpoolReqs	Indicates the number of spool requests created during the last measurement period.	Requests	These measures are a good indicator of the load on the spool system.
  spoolReqRate	Indicates the rate at which spool requests were created during the last measurement period.	Requests/sec
  spoolErrs	Indicates the total number of outstanding spool requests with errors.	Requests	Ideally, the value of this measure should be zero.
  spoolErrRate	Indicates the rate of spool requests with errors during the last measurement period.	Requests/sec	A sudden/gradual increase in the value of this measure indicates that the overall spool system is error prone.
  outputProblems	Indicates the number of output problems encountered by the output requests for a corresponding spool request.	Requests	These output problems are encountered while executing the output requests corresponding a spool request. However, you can infer that there was an output for the request but problems were encountered during printing.
  outputProblemRate	Indicates the rate at which output problems were encountered by the output requests.	Requests/sec	A sudden/gradual increase in the value of this measure indicates issues with output device connectivity or printing issues.
  outputErrs	Indicates the number of output errors encountered by the output requests for a corresponding spool request.	Requests	The output errors occur when there is no output for a particular output request.
  outputErrRate	Indicates the rate at which the output errors were encountered by the output requests during the last measurement period.	Requests/sec	A sudden/gradual increase in the value of this measure indicates issues with output device connectivity or printing issues.
  newSpoolErrs	Indicates the number of spool requests with errors during the last measurement period.	Requests	Ideally, the value of this measure should be zero. The detailed diagnosis of this measure if enabled, lists the request number, corresponding output request status, title, output device, timestamp etc.
  newOutputProblems	Indicates the number of output problems encountered by the output requests during the last measurement period.	Requests	The detailed diagnosis of this measure if enabled, lists the spool request number, output device, total output requests processed, number of output problems, number of requests with no printout, timestamp etc.
  newOutputErrs	Indicates the number of output errors encountered by the output requests during the last measurement period.	Requests	Ideally, the value of this measure should be zero. The detailed diagnosis of this measure if enabled, lists the spool request number, output device, total output requests processed, number of output problems, number of requests with no printout, timestamp etc.