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SAP S/4HANA Cloud Output Management : Variations in Cloud vs On Premise
We all would have worked on Output Management at some point since our ECC days. With SAP S/4HANA a new Output Management using BRF+ was introduced by the SAP although NACE is still supported in On Premise world . Now if you are working on SAP S/4HANA Cloud Essentials you will only have BRF+ based Output Management to be used in your Implementation Project.
One Question that comes to our mind is how Output Management is different in Cloud as compared to On Premise; what all we need to be familiar with before working on Output Management in Cloud world. I have tried to consolidate key differences in table listed below:
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Output Options
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Print Queues and CPM (Cloud Print Manager)
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Routines
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— Define Requirement in Pricing — Define Alternative Calculation of Condition Amount — Define Alternative Calculation of Condition Base Value For details refer OSS Note 2885513
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Forms Data Source
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Supported Channels
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— Printer — EDI (Data interchange via IDoC,XML,SOA etc )
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— Printer — XML — IDOC are not fully supported yet For details refer OSS Note 2228611
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Supported UI Technologies
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Output Configuration
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SMTP
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Assigning Forms /Email templates
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Custom Forms with multiple Data Sources
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Supported Form Types
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Data Source Structure
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Prerequisite if any
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Summary: In this Blog I compared the 2 flavors of Output Management – On Premise and SAP S/4HANA Cloud Essentials. This would give glimpse of how the developments and Configurations vary in Cloud. Please refer my other 2 blogs, in case you want to learn more on Output Management on Cloud : Form Developments Common Challenges and Quick Hacks and Side by Side Extensibility developments .
Regards,
Taranam
Very nice! Thanks for sharing.
Good one .. helps to clarify how Output Mgmt differs in Cloud .. Keep sharing
Thanks for sharing Taranamjit Kaur Dhindsa
Great piece.
What would be useful from SAP would be the list of available forms and process that are covered. I currently still see customers going back to NAST when something is available in Output Management.