Output ControlSales & Distribution

Company

LOGO

Topics

1. Introduction 2. Condition technique 3. Output controls 4. Features

Introduction Output is a medium using which Business communicates with its business partners during sales order processing. Examples Order Confirmation / acknowledgement Delivery note Packing list Invoice

Medium through which these outputs can be sent are print, fax, e-mail, EDI.

Introduction It controls output determination using condition technique Outputs can be triggered manually or automatically in the sales document. Automatic determination requires maintenance of output condition record. Print programs and layout sets control content which should be displayed in the output.

Condition technique Condition technique

Output determination procedure is determined on the basis of sales document type (sales order type, delivery type, billing type) Standard output determination procedure for sales order (OR), Delivery (LF) and Billing (F2) is V100000 Output procedure contains output types,which can be processed when that sales document is created. One document can have >1 output types like Delivery note and Packing list in delivery.

Condition technique Condition technique

Standard output types Order confirmation (BA00) Delivery note (LD00) Invoice (RD00)

Output controls Output type control

It controls Medium (Like Print, Fax, EDI) Time of sending the output e.g.immediately or in a batch Which partner function of Business partner it can be sent Language Criteria for which output condition record can be maintained for automatic output determination

It offers flexibility of changing the key controls in the Sales documents.

Example - If order confirmation for a customer is scheduled to be printed in a batch but the customer wants it immediately then time of dispatch control can be changed in the sales order.

Features Few other important features are as below

It allows repeating of outputs if necessary. Set up of output device like a specific printer based on the output type. Number of copies to be issued. Output determination analysis is available for each sales document. Processing log gives the processing status of each determined output.