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Message type: E = Error
Message class: VN - Nachrichtensteuerung
Message number: 018
Message text: Enter output medium
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VN018
- Enter output medium ?SAP Error Message:
VN018 - Enter output medium
Cause:
The error message VN018 occurs when the system requires you to specify an output medium for vendor-related communications (such as payment advices, remittance slips, or correspondence), but this information is missing or not maintained in the vendor master data or the relevant output determination procedure.
In other words, SAP expects you to define how the output should be sent (e.g., print, email, fax, EDI), but this has not been specified.
When does it occur?
Maintain Output Medium in Vendor Master:
Check Output Determination Procedure:
During Payment Run:
Customizing:
Transaction Codes:
SAP Notes:
Output Medium Values:
VN018 - Enter output medium means SAP requires you to specify how the output should be sent to the vendor. To fix this, maintain the output medium in the vendor master or in the output determination procedure, and ensure the payment run or document processing has the output medium defined.
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