You can use the output management business object (BO) to view and change actions from the Post Processing Framework (PPF) in the business object processing platform (BOPF) environment. You can view and change the output in the output management user interface (UI).
The output management BO uses different nodes to display different types of information. These nodes are explained in detail in this document.
This BO is a wrapper around PPF action transaction data.
The output management BO provides the following features:
Access to PPF profiles, which are associated to application business documents
Access to PPF actions
Generation of outputs, which enable the generation of PPF actions
Access to generation log
Access to processing log of individual PPF actions
Access to archived documents for PPF actions
Preview in a PDF editing program of external communication outputs on PPF actions
Addition of multiple recipients based on SAP name, e-mail address, fax number, and business partner
Addition of notes as e-mail body texts
Specification of printer name and number of copies when you generate an output
Addition of attachments to actions
Association Class
The association class uses a common key to link two different nodes. You can use two different association classes to connect with the output management BO.
The association classes and their uses are as follows:
/BOFU/CL_C_PPFOC_ROOT_XBO_NI links between the host BO and the output management BO
/BOFU/CL_C_PPFOC_ROOT_XBO_RI is used by the root node of the host BO.
The host BO uses PPF. This association works consistently, even if the output management link is not implemented at individual sub-node level.
For more information, see Connecting the Output Management Business Object.