Symptom
How to extract XML file of a Purchase Order via Manage Purchase Orders app?
Environment
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition
Reproducing the Issue
- Manage Purchase Orders app
- Access a Purchase Order
- Go to Output Management tab
- Select a output and click on display
- Only PDF format is displayed, no XML
Resolution
- Manage Purchase Orders app
- Access a Purchase Order
- Edit
- Go to Output Management tab
- Click on Add. Please note that duplicating one of the existing row will not work, new output details has to be added manually
- Maintain the fields related to the output using channel PRINT
- Click on the button "Show more per Row"
- Click on Output Details
- In Print Queue insert #&&DOWNLOAD_FORM_DATA_XML&&#
- Click on Submit
- Click on Display document
- A XML file will be downloaded
- Output row can be deleted
Remarks
- Works only for applications that have included the standard output control reuse screen in edit mode
- Works only for output items in status 'In Preparation'
- Always returns the current data
- Does not work for duplicates
- The XML does not include data from the master form template
- An output with print queue #&&DOWNLOAD_FORM_DATA_XML&&# is not possible
Keywords
XML, Purchase Order, Output , KBA , MM-FIO-PUR-PO-OM , Purchase Order Output Management , How To
Product
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions