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3360340 - Print Preview -Output Preview

Symptom

  • You can now use the option Print Preview to view the purchase order output in preview mode when purchase order is in approval or before you save the purchase order.
  • This helps to check the purchase order output before it is sent out. However, the PDF being generated during Print Preview has certain restrictions.
 

Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud

Resolution

Print Preview Feature has some restrictions described bellow:
 
 

Address Details 

  • In Manage Purchase Order if there the end user makes a change on either the Supplier Address or the Delivery address of (an) item(s), then that change will not be reflected on the Output Preview document, but rather, the previous data updated Address details will be still shown.
  • Due to technical restriction, the update of the Address’ detail are only available on the draft document before saving. This information can´t be shown on the Output Preview on Manage Purchase Order.

Pricing Conditions

  • If customer uses custom form template and refers to net price computed from Item Pricing Conditions, then the following restrictions would apply.
  • When an end user creates a new Purchase Order, thereby editing a new Item, (i.e. changing item fields that affect item pricing) and then follows by launching Print Preview, then on the Print Preview, the “net price computed from Item Pricing Conditions” shall show 0.
  • When an end user edits an already approved / sent Purchase Order, thereby changing an existing item, (i.e. changing item fields that affect item pricing ) and then follows by launching Print Preview, then on the Print Preview, the “net price computed from Item Pricing Conditions” shall show value that was saved in the Purchase Order, before the edit.
  • When an end user displays a Purchase Order that is presently undergoing approval workflow  (i.e. here, end user is typically the approver of Purchase order),  and follows by launching Print Preview, then on the Print Preview, the “net price computed from Item Pricing Conditions” shall show value that was saved in the Purchase Order, before sending for approval.
  • When an end user edits a Purchase Order that is presently undergoing approval workflow (i.e. here, end user is typically the approver of Purchase order),  thereby changes item fields that affect the item’s pricing, and then follows by launching Print Preview, then on the Print Preview, the “net price computed from Item Pricing Conditions” shall show value that was saved in the Purchase Order, before sending for approval.

See Also

See KBA 3360381 - Print Preview Feature on Purchase Order Apps

Keywords

print preview, brf+ , KBA , MM-FIO-PUR-PO-OM , Purchase Order Output Management , How To

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud 2308