SAP Message BT864 - Printer not suitable for job step; automatic output not possible

Diagnosis
Your job step has one of the following problems:

  • Print immediately is selected at your frontend printer but no

  • printer is selected

  • The system could not find an appropriate format

  • Your user settings specify this or you have set these options

    System Response
    Automatic output is not possible in background processing with thisconfiguration. Therefore the following occurs: the job step creates aspool list. However, the step will either not output the spool list oronly partially output it. Otherwise the job runs normally.

    Procedure
    You have the following options:

    • Continue normally and then print later from spool management (Choose
    • Transaction SP02, Utilities -> Restart frontend printing).
      • Change your user settings by either choosing another printer (another
      • access method) or deselecting "print immediately".