2341289 - S/4 HANA: PDF spool print preview error

In a print scenario using Adobe Document Service with S/4 HANA and/or ADS@HCP, to generate a spool or PDF, the following messages may be observed:

• Print preview from spool return following error: "File /usr/sap/<SID>/SYS/global/SPOOL00000XXXXX_00001.cfg cannot be opened"
• Only one .pcl spool file is created instead of 3 files .cfg .pcl .xfd
• The printer LOCL with device type SAPWIN cannot be used.
• Field "DOC_NUMBERS_OF_PAGES" cannot be changed since it is read only
• Field "OUTPUT_DATA" cannot be changed since it is read only
• Error Unable to call core function READFILE: SY-SUBRC = 16   Message No. SPADS005 occurs when display spool request

 "Image/data in this KBA is from SAP internal systems, sample data, or demo systems. Any resemblance to real data is purely coincidental."

• SAP NetWeaver
• SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe
• SAP S/4HANA
• SAP ADS@HCP

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