Output Management

Within SAP, Output Management is responsible for managing different types of documents from the creation to the output. The earliest way of creating output files was the ABAPList. It was followed by the SAPscript technology, which was SAP's first form technology. After that, in release 4.6, SAP introduced Smart Forms, which eased the creation of form output by allowing modelling of logic and output using graphical tools. Finally, in release 6.40, SAP introduced Adobe forms, where the graphical editor was much more easy-to-use and had many more functionalities. Output was rendered exactly the same as what was designed in the editor (PDF). All of the above mentioned technologies are used nowadays too. For more information about these technologies visit their Wiki pages or scroll down and see the comparison table.

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Technologies and Aspects	SAPscript	Smart Form	Interactive Forms by Adobe
Component	BC-SRV-SCR	BC-SRV-SSF	BC-SRV-FP*
First Release	Since R/2	Since R/3	As of NetWeaver 6.40
Development	Closed, but fixes are provided For more information read SAP Note 2294198 - SAP S/4HANA output control - customized forms		Ongoing/Continuous
Formatting (Colours, tables)	No	Yes See SAP Note 168368 - Smart Forms: New form tool in Release 4.6C	Yes
Layout Editor	SAP Built-in Editor		Adobe Lifecycle Designer For more information read SAP Note 2763928 - Adobe LiveCycle Designer: Maintenance Strategy
Barcode support	Yes, both old and new technologies See in SAP Note 1557674 - Overview of bar code printing from SAP system		Yes, both old and new technologies For further information visit the following Adobe Help page.
XML/HTML Generation	No, only Raw Data Interface (RDI)	Yes	Yes
Convert to PDF	Yes, but only PDF 1.3 Useful document: SAP Note 841850 - Unsupported PDF features with OTF conversion		PDF is the default output format
PDF/A Generation	Possible, but conversion is required See in SAP Note 883381 - PDF/A support for SAPscript/Smart Forms archiving		Available
Interactive PDF Generation	Not supported		Available
Digital Signature	Not supported		Available
Costs	Part of SAP Solution, no extra cost		Extra cost can be occurred For more information regarding the costs read the following documents: Pricing FAQs about SAP Forms by Adobe SAP Note 750784 - SAP Interactive Forms: Licenses
Relies on BC-CCM-PRN technology	Yes, fully integrated		ABAP environment: integrated Java environment: depends on scenario
Limitations/ Capabilities	SAP Note 152442 - SAPscript: Collective note	KBA 2458534 - How to find User Assistance for SMARFTORMS	SAP Note 1009567 - Functional differences between SAP Interactive Forms and Smart Forms

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