Correspondence is usually printed automatically. To this end, the request program SAPF140 is run in the background (without you needing to enter any parameters for it), for example once every day, to print the correspondence. The report prints all the correspondence types requested but not yet printed. Your system administrator can give you more information on this.

In certain cases, you may need to print the correspondence outside the automatic procedure. In this case you have the following options:

• You can print your correspondence requests directly. For information on how to do this, refer to "Editing correspondence requests".
• You can execute the request program SAPF140 directly to print requested correspondence types. You may need to do this if, for example, you need to produce an account statement immediately. This report initiates correspondence printing by calling up the print reports belonging to the individual correspondence types. These print programs generate the letters and send them to print administration.
• In the test phase and in certain other exceptional cases, it is a good idea to start the print report yourself directly, in order to test the system configuration for correspondence. You can display the correspondence on the screen or have it printed. The following topics describe this, using the example of payment notices.
• Internal documents that you have requested are printed like any other form of correspondence. You can also print internal documents without first requesting them.
• You can have the system optically archive the following outgoing correspondence types:
• Payment notices
• Account statements
• Bill of exchange charges statements
• Individual letters
• Document extracts
• Ten-day settlement