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Background documentationAutomatic Print Request Generation

 

In Global Label Management, you can print labels via automatically generated print requests. The print request is generated from a business process (from shipping, for example).

Once the print requests have been automatically generated, you can print them manually using the Print Information System in the Labeling Workbench (transaction CBGLWB) or automatically.

Note Note

Unlike manual print request generation (see Manual Print Request Generation), automatic print request generation does not allow you to change the output values after the labels have been determined (see Label Determination) but before the print request has been generated. You can only do this in the Print Information System of the Labeling Workbench once the print request has been generated.

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Prerequisites

You have configured the Customizing settings for Global Label Management under Set Up Automatic Print Request Generation.

Features

Automatic print request generation is provided as standard for the business processes Delivery, Handling Unit, and Process Order. For the Delivery and Handling Unit business processes, print requests are generated using output control. For the Process Order business process, print requests are generated using a customer exit.

During automatic print request generation, the system derives the data from the triggering business process. The materials for which the business process was triggered are used as the basis for label determination. All of the business process data is available to determine the label data.

In Customizing for Global Label Management, you can configure different settings for print request generation: This enables you, for example, to restrict the assignment of the print destination or printer based on specific criteria such as the work center, label category, or report generation variant.