With SAP S/4HANA, SAP has introduced a new output management solution which is optional for SAP S/4HANA on premise.
This output management solution is referred to as SAP S/4HANA output management or SAP S/4HANA output control.
The configuration differs from the configuration used when output management is based on NAST.
SAP S/4HANA output management has the following features:
Runs in a cloud or on premise environment
Offers a unified solution for all output-related tasks across the product
Supports ready-to-use output scenarios (pre-delivered configuration)
Supports standard extensibility for configuration documents (form email templates)
Provides central monitoring tools for key users
In Purchasing, SAP S/4HANA output management is available for requests for quotation, purchase orders, and purchase contracts.
The most important differences compared to classic (NAST) output management are:
- The print preview is not available before you have saved a document.
- The print preview is marked as test copy.
- There is no message determination analysis.
- The business rules are defined in Customizing and not in the application.
- Message details cannot be changed in the application (while creating a purchase order, for example).
- Every output is stored and can be displayed later.