How To Fix PO012 - Spooler: Character set conversion cannot be carried out (RSPOECONV)

PO012 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PO - Spooler message

• Message number: 012

• Message text: Spooler: Character set conversion cannot be carried out (RSPOECONV)

What causes this issue?

The spool system was not able to perform the character set conversion
required for a particular output request.

System Response

Output request not processed.

How to fix this error?

Use the spool manager to check for the affected output request. Check
the error log of the output request to determine which character set
conversion could not be performed. Correct the problem if possible.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

PO012 - Details

• The SAP error message PO012, which states "Spooler: Character set conversion cannot be carried out (RSPOECONV)," typically occurs when there is an issue with character set conversion during the spool processing of a print job. This can happen for various reasons, including mismatched character sets between the source and target systems, or unsupported characters in the data being processed.
  Causes:
  
  Character Set Mismatch: The character set of the output data does not match the expected character set of the spool request.
  Unsupported Characters: The data being processed contains characters that cannot be converted to the target character set.
  Incorrect Printer Settings: The printer configuration may not support the character set being used.
  Missing or Incorrect Language Settings: The language settings in the user profile or the print settings may not be correctly configured.
  Corrupted Spool Request: The spool request itself may be corrupted or improperly formatted.
  
  Solutions:
  
  
  Check Character Set Settings:
  
  Verify the character set settings in the SAP