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Academy · EDI & B2B Integration · 200 Practitioner

Output Determination for EDI in SAP S/4HANA: Output Control vs NACE Condition Records

Explains how SAP decides to send an EDI message at all. Covers classic message control with NACE condition records alongside SAP S/4HANA output control with output parameter determination, and how each triggers an IDoc through the partner profile. Learners leave able to answer the most common EDI question in any project: why did no IDoc go out?

  • 50 minutes
  • 6 lessons + quiz
  • Integration Specialist, Sales Practitioner, Procurement Practitioner, Tester / Test Analyst
Start the course
  1. 01Two frameworks, one goal8 min
  2. 02Classic message control for EDI9 min
  3. 03Message control in the partner profile8 min
  4. 04S/4HANA output control for EDI9 min
  5. 05Troubleshooting missing or duplicate output8 min
  6. 06Choosing the framework and signing off EDI output8 min
  7. QZCourse quiz12 questions

What you’ll be able to do

  • Explain how output determination triggers an outbound IDoc in classic message control and in S/4HANA output control
  • Maintain NACE condition records and access sequences for EDI output (medium 6)
  • Configure output parameter determination for an EDI channel in S/4HANA output control
  • Link an output type to the partner profile message control entry and process code
  • Diagnose missing or duplicate EDI output using output logs and the partner profile
  • Decide which framework applies per document type in a converted system

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