How to configure output parameters for purchase orders?

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With the app Output Parameter Determination, you can define default output settings for specific business objects, for example, purchase orders. Output settings include, for example, an output channel, a recipient, or a form template. For more details refer Output Parameter Determination. As an administrator you can make the following configurations specific to purchase orders in the app Output Parameter Determination:

Open the app Output Parameter Determination

Select Purchase Order in the Show Rules section

Select the Determination Step and there field-value pair as mentioned in below tables:

Determination Step

Field

Value

1. Output Type

Document Type

"NB" or "NB2" as per requirement

Output Type

"PURCHASE_ORDER"

Dispatch Time

"Immediately" or "Scheduled" as per requirement

Example:

2. Receiver

Output Type

"PURCHASE_ORDER"

Role

"LF"

Exclusive Indicator

True/False as per requirement

Example:

3. Channel

Output Type

"PURCHASE_ORDER"

Role

"LF"

Recipient

Supplier Number (Optional)

Channel

Channel name like Print, Email, EDI, XML, etc.

Exclusive Indicator

True/False as per requirement

Example:

4. Printer Setting

Output Type

"PURCHASE_ORDER"

Role

"LF"

Recipient

Supplier Number (optional)

Purchasing Organization

Name of Purchasing Organization (optional)

Print Queue

"DEFAULT"

Number of copies

"1","2", etc. as per requirement

Example:

5. Email Recipient

Output Type

"PURCHASE_ORDER"

Role

"LF"

Recipient

Supplier Number (optional)

Email Type Code

"To", "Cc", "Bcc", etc. as per requirement

Email Address

Email address of recipient as per requirement

Example:

6. Email Settings

Output Type

"PURCHASE_ORDER"

Role

"LF"

Recipient

Supplier Number (optional)

Sender Email

Email address of sender as per requirement

Email Template

Standard template("MM_PUR_PO_DEFAULT_TEMPLATE") or custom email template as per requirement

Example:

7. Form Template

Output Type

"PURCHASE_ORDER"

Role

"LF"

Recipient

Supplier Number (optional)

Channel

Channel name like Print or Email

Sender Country

As per requirement (optional)

Receiver Country

As per requirement (optional)

Recipient Language

As per requirement (optional)

Form Template

Standard Template(MM_PUR_PURCHASE_ORDER) or custom form template as per requirement

Form Language

As per requirement (optional)

Example:

8. Output Relevance

Output Type

"PURCHASE_ORDER"

Relevance Indicator

True/False as per requirement

Example:

List of Determination Steps that need to be maintained for the output channels:

Channel
	Determination Step
Output Type
Receiver
Channel
Printer Settings
Email Recipient
Email Settings
Form Template
Output Relevance
Print
Mandatory
Mandatory
Mandatory
Mandatory
Optional
Optional
Mandatory
Optional
Email
Mandatory
Mandatory
Mandatory
Optional
Mandatory
Mandatory
Mandatory
Optional
XML
Mandatory
Mandatory
Mandatory
Optional
Optional
Optional
Optional
Optional
EDI
Mandatory
Mandatory
Mandatory
Optional
Optional
Optional
Optional
Optional

Notes:

The Form Template will contain name of the print form template that is used in Print and Email channels.

Fields like Recipient, Purchasing Organization, Sender Country, Recipient Counter, etc. act as filters for various determination steps.

Value mentioned in double quotes (in the above tables) are fixed, these values cannot be changed for the purchase order business object.

The step Output Relevance is optional. If the step is missing or not configured, then also the purchase order output will be triggered.