How to configure output parameters for purchase orders?

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:

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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:

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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:

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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:

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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:

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8. Output Relevance
	Output Type	“PURCHASE_ORDER”
	Relevance Indicator	True/False as per requirement

Example:

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

Channel	Determination Step
Channel	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.