SAP S/4HANA introduces a new way of output direction (OM). SAP OM configuration and technical implementation are totally different compared to traditional output technologies (NAST, FI Correspondence, FICA Print Workbench, sapscript, smartform, PDF e.g.) Although all previous technologies are still bachelor for use before you fallback on them it is worth knowing what SAP OM has to offer.

Introduction

SAP OM is (as per SAP) going to be the successor of all other output management frameworks. Business organisation applications that have already adopted the new output management utilise it by default. Yous tin can check which awarding in your S4 organisation is using SAP OM at IMG path: SPRO->Cross-Application Components->Output Command->Manage Application Object Type Activation.

This is also the place where y'all would deactivate SAP OM for application in example you similar to stick with traditional output offerings.

SAP OM uses new kind of Adobe forms and these are quite different compared to the previous implementation of Adobe forms using Interface and function modules.

How are SAP OM Adobe Forms Different

Structure

SAP OM Adobe forms are combination of Main form and Awarding class

Master grade (fragment) – Primary forms defines page size and orientation, title, or logo that are used past the application grade to structure the layout of the output.

Awarding form (content) – Awarding forms construction the content area of the output.

Editing

You would need Adobe LiveCycle Designer (ALD) 10.4 or higher. Editing of forms (both Chief and Application) is done offline. More on this afterwards in the blog.

Data Connection

The Adobe forms in SAP Due south/4HANA use a gateway service for information assembly, not an ABAP interface. You lot tin, in SFP transaction, see the service name which Adobe form is using.

If you want to extend the course data provider, y'all have to enhance the CDS views used in the gateway service. This will automatically extend the data connection of the application form. If this isn't enough (or no CDS views are available), so extension to existing SAP gateway service (SEGW) would be required.

Master Form Layout Edit and Setup

Permit see how we create new (copy and edit) Master Grade Template and change the configuration to use information technology. To start with we have below ii SAP standard Quotation and Sales Confirmation outputs. Both these forms are using a Primary form template APOC_DEMO_FORM_MASTER_DE based on determination rule at path SPRO->Cantankerous-Application Components->Output Command->Define Rules for Determination of Master Course Template

You can read more on this configuration in SPRO documentation. Quick annotation, rules are given a priority number lower the number college its priority. Based on values in columns org blazon, org value, unit type, unit value, channel, country, form template a Chief Grade Template is adamant and used for the Application form.

Based on the to a higher place configuration I can deduce the Master Class Template used in Quotation and Sales Confirmation is APOC_DEMO_FORM_MASTER_DE. So we are going to download this Template, change information technology and upload it back every bit Z version.


Download

Go to App 'Maintain form Template' in Fiori launch pad. Search for APOC_DEMO_FORM_MASTER_DE in 'Pre-delivered Templates' tab. And so click on the template.

Download version of the grade which matches your document. Note the Data Source proper name. Yous would need this when you upload edited version.

This volition download a zip file with two files in it. One is Adobe template which we would need to alter. Other file contain Odata service structure. Now launch Form Designer (this is installed as part of SAP GUI and a typical installtion will put file on windows pc under path C:\Programme Files (x86)\Adobe\Designer 11.0\FormDesigner.exe) and open Adobe file. For the purpose of this blog I have changed the logo and footer in Chief form template and saved it.

Get back to the app and upload the file by pressing New push and specifying values every bit per below screenshot. Make sure yous enter same data source as in the original master form template and specify form type every bit 'Master'.

Subsequently yous have press OK this page will appear. On this page specify Available country and press Relieve.

Now that we have new primary class template for our visitor logo and footer we would like this Master form to be picked up instead of SAP standard. For this we get to configuration SPRO->Cantankerous-Application Components->Output Control->Define Rules for Determination of Chief Class Template and create a new rule with new Master form template proper name. Note that the priority of this new dominion is higher than other so it will exist picked up first.

Changes to above rule volition be saved in customising asking.

Following higher up configuration reprint of documents at present displays updated logo and footer.

Read part 2 of this web log: S4 HANA Output Management – Master Form Layout (Contd)

Master Grade Template which we created is saved nether a local parcel. To include it in transport you would have to follow certain steps outlined in the blog How to Transport South/iv Extensions