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Use

The status indicates the processing status of a document. The characteristic statuses are defined for the document type and can be set in relationship to each other in a status network.

Prerequisites

You have carried out the following in Customizing Document management :

  • Define document type

  • Describe language-dependent document status

Procedure

  1. In Customizing go to   Document management   Define document type   Define document status.  

    The Define Document Status: Overview screen appears.

  2. You can display the online information for the work step by pressing ( ) ( Online documentation ).

    In this online documentation you will find information on how to control document processing with the use of status settings

    For example, you can set that a status can only be set when

    • A master record exists in the SAP system for every linked object, such as material or customer.

    • Each original application file must be stored in a storage category of a storage system.

      Other indicators set that original application files are automatically stored in a storage category of a storage system and that you do not want distribution using ALE into other systems.

  3. Save the status.

    The system lists the status under the entry options when you are processing a document. This option only occurs when the processing status supports this feature.

Result

You can set the defined status for the appropriate processing status of a document from the chosen document types.

If you want to set up the processing cycle of a document in a status network you can set the individual statuses in relation to each other.

See also: Definition of a Status Network