Output types are used to represent various forms of output in the SAP system. Examples of output types in Sales and Distribution processing are order confirmations, freight lists, and invoices. You use the output type to control how the output should be transmitted, for example whether an order confirmation should be sent via EDI, or be printed.

In Customizing, you can display the output types available in the SAP R/3 system. To display sales output types, for example, go to Customizing and choose Sales and Distribution ® Basic Functions ® Output Control ® Output Determination ® Output Determination Using the Condition Technique ® Maintain Output Determination for Sales Documents ® Maintain Output Types.