Printing Output (SD) (SAP Library - Output Determination (SD-BF-OC))

Printing Output (SD)

Use

For example, you can print an order confirmation for a sales order.

Prerequisites

The following prerequisites must be met:

An output type for printing must be available in the sales document. The output can be:

Determined automatically by the system using message determination in the sales document

For further information, refer to Message Determination (SD) in the CA - Message Control documentation.

Entered manually in the sales document

If an output exists in the output determination procedure, you can enter it manually in the sales document.

For further information, refer to Message Determination Procedure in the CA-Message Control documentation.

To enter an output manually (or to display an existing output), choose Extras → Output → Header or Item → Edit on the overview screen of the sales document. The Transmission medium field, for the output you want to print, must have a value of 1 ( Print output) or 2 ( Fax).

For further information about proposing output, refer to Message Default and Message Processing in the CA - Output Control documentation.

The traffic light should be yellow in the Status column. If the traffic light is red, you can reprint the output by selecting the output and choosing Repeat output.

For further information, refer to Message Status Records in the CA - Message Control documentation.

Features

You can print output as follows:

Using the worklist (online)

Using the worklist (background job).

Printing output manually

See also:

For more information on worklists, refer to Selecting a Worklist for Output.