SAP S/4HANA output control offers options for different output channels such as printing, sending e-mails, or maintaining form templates for the output. It is the key element of SAP S/4HANA output management, which is the framework for all functions and processes related to the output of documents in SAP S/4HANA. SAP S/4HANA output control structures output management and makes it reusable across all business functions that have adopted it.
Supported Channels: Print, Email, EDI, XML, IDoc
Supported UI Technologies: SAP Fiori, SAP GUI, SAP GUI for HTML
Supported Form Technologies: PDF-based print forms, Smart Forms, SAPScript
Note
If Output Management is activated, traditional printing is no longer possible. The Print option is still available, but will use Output Management.
If you want to reactivate Standard Printing, you must deactivate Output Management.
Use Work Packs
Creating and Scheduling Work Packs
Work packs allow you to include multiple output types and leverage support for print and email channels for the output.
A Work Pack consists of a set of Job Packs which are grouped for an output request.
A Job Pack can combine several order operations. Each operation represents a job.
You can create work packs from maintenance order operations using the quick action button Create Work Pack in the apps Find Maintenance Orders and Find Maintenance Orders and Operations.
When you create a work pack, you select one or more maintenance order operations to be included in the work pack, choose a work pack type, and assign a grouping criterion for your new work pack.
Work Packs can be scheduled for output using background jobs via a separate app. Work Packs are printed out or sent by email based on the predefined parameters of the output channel.
Note
For work packs to be successfully created for maintenance order operations with an activephase model, the system status must be DSPT (Dispatched), for maintenance order operations with an inactive phase model, the system status must be REL (Released)
Simplified Printing
In app Find Maintenance Orders a Print function is available for simplified printing. This allows to automatically create and schedule work packs for standard output for the selected orders - using a predefined work pack type (can be defined in Customizing).
