Messages Entering Text, Printing and Transmitting Documents MM

Use

In order that the purchasing documents you create in the SAP System can be transmitted to the vendor (e.g. via the regular postal service as a normal printed document, as a fax, or via electronic data interchange (EDI)), the system generates a message for each document. (In this context, a message is a document in output format for communication to vendors, and should not be confused with system messages for example. The term "external message" may occasionally be used synonymously in this sense.)

The generation of messages is based on the condition technique, which is also used for price and account determination purposes. The condition technique is not discussed in detail in the following - it is assumed the reader is familiar with the fundamentals of this technique. For further information, refer to the section Condition Technique and to CA Message Control.

Prerequisites

· The external messages have been set up in Customizing for Purchasing.
You can also work with the standard settings. For further information, see Tips for Fast Message Determination Set-Up in the Implementation Guide (IMG).

· Message records must have been created through master data maintenance in the Purchasing menu.