Parameter
rspo/store_location
Short text
TemSe storage location for data from the R/3 spool
Parameter Description
This parameter specifies the storage location for the TemSe objects of the spool system. The TemSe objects can be saved in the file system or in the database. More information can be found in the online manual of the R/3 spool system.
Application Area
Spool
Default Value
db (in lowercase), save to the database
Who is permitted to make changes?
Customer
Are other parameters affected or dependent?
rsts/filename
rsts/files/root/G
rsts/files/root/L
rsts/files/root/T
Values allowed
db (in lowercase)
Save to the database table TST03
Advantage: The spool/TemSe data is saved using regular DB backups and then restored. The database keeps the various spool/TemSe tables consistent when restoring them. No additional memory is required in the file system for TemSe.
Disadvantage: It takes longer to write to the database than to the file system (generally also longer than writing to NFS file systems). The “temporary” spool data is always saved too, which makes the backups longer.
G (uppercase)
Save to the ‘global’ directory with the default name /usr/sap/
Advantage: Usually much quicker than writing to the database.
Disadvantage: The data is backed up outside of the database backups, which means that the administration tables TSP01 and TST01 might be inconsistent with the files in the file system and need to be made consistent again using consistency checks after restoring a backup in the case of disk crashes. If the R/3 system consists of multiple instances on multiple machines, the ‘global’ directory must be mounted on all machines using NFS; if not, inconsistencies occur and spool operations cannot run without errors. Enough disk space must be available, since spool data can easily reach volumes of 300-500 MB in the file system.
L (uppercase)
Save to the local ‘data” directory with the default name /usr/sap/
Advantage: Usually even quicker than option G, since the data is written to and read from a local disk.
Caution: This value should only be used in special cases. If misused, it could causes inconsistencies in spool/TemSe and produce printing errors.
In the case of R/3, L specifies that the creator of the spool data and the spool work process are part of the same instance and run on the same physical machine (to which the printer is also connected). The printer must also be assigned to this spool work process. The spool requests created in this way can only be edited on this instance. This type of configuration requires a lot of work and is therefore not recommended.
T (uppercase)
Save locally to the tmp directory
Default name /tmp (Unix) or C:\TEMP (NT). This parameter setting cannot be used effectively for regular applications and is only intended for test cases. It produces the same results as L, but the following conditions need to be noted:
The /tmp or C:\TEMP directory is used by the operating system independently of R/3 and, more specifically, is deleted without R/3 being informed. This can produce data loss, inconsistencies, and other errors when printing. This means it should never be activated in production environments.
