How to set output medium for a PO for a vendor in SRM?

[Former Member]

Hi,

I want to set the output medium(printer) of the PO for a vendor in SRM.

Where can I do it?

Thanks and Regards,

Ramesh

[masa_139 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Manage Business Partner link or BBPMAININT transaction.

There is output medium section in the Business Partner.

Regards,

Masa

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Masa,

Should I maintain it here for the system to pick it automatically and print the PO?

Transaction BP -> enter BP number -> BP role vendor ->Address Tab -> communication ?

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

Ramesh

[masa_139 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Automatic output is controlled in the customizing.

SRM Server -> Cross App.. -> Set Output Actions and Output Format -> Define Action for Document Output

Processing Time: Processing when saving document.

Regards,

Masa

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Should I maintan the printer for printing the PO for the vendor here?

Transaction BP -> enter BP number -> BP role vendor ->Address Tab -> communication ?

[masa_139 · Accepted solution]

I think it is PRI printer attributes in the Purchasing Group. Please check it in the PPOSA_BBP.

It is not possible to print out in the supplier side printer.

Regards,

Masa

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Masa,

Thanks for your helpful answers.

I know that we cannot print the PO in the vendors printer directly.

But its a good idea to print it in the vendors printer over the internet, if he has a printer and technically possible.

1. We can save on fax cost if the PO is sent as a fax.

2. save on time and resources to handle couriers and mails.

3. Save on stationery, ink cadridges and maintenance of the printers at the buyers end.

Only cost could be a cheap broadband connection cost.

Regards,

Ramesh.

[masa_139 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

In that case, I would use email output. Supplier gets email with PDF PO attachment.

I know some suppliers use auto print out when email is received. They have a email address only for Order processing and use some print Add-In in the Microsoft Outlook.

Regards,

Masa

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Masa,

Thats seems to be simple solution :).

Thanks for the info and it was good learning from this thread.

Thanks and Regards,

Ramesh,

[laurent_burtaire]

Hello Ramesh,

If your SRM vendor is a R/3 (i mean it was replicated from R/3), check what is the standard communication method for this vendor in its R/3 view.

This communication method will be the same in SRM once vendor created/updated in SRM (see "Manage Business Partner" web transaction for monitoring).

If your vendor is only created in SRM, maintain directly this default ouput medium in same "Manage Business Partner" web transaction for monitoring.

Then, in order to have the printing output successfully processed, you need to add in the attributes of organizational units of your structure ( PPOMA_BBP transaction) a default value for the printer (see "Attributes" tab and attribute ID "PRI").

Finally, be sure that in BBP_PO_ACTION_CONF transaction, printing processing type is correctly customized.

Regards.

Laurent.