How To Fix WS_MASS048 - Output request item created for output type &1 form template &2

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS_MASS - Settlement Management: Messages for Mass Processing

• Message number: 048

• Message text: Output request item created for output type &1 form template &2

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WS_MASS048 - Output request item created for output type &1 form template &2 ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WS_MASS048
  
  Text: Output request item created for output type &1 form template &2
  
  1. Cause:
  This message is an informational or warning message indicating that an output request item has been created for a specific output type and form template during a mass output processing run.
  
  The message typically appears during mass processing of output requests (e.g., printing or emailing documents like delivery notes, invoices, purchase orders).
  It means that for the output type &1 (e.g., RD00 for delivery note print) and form template &2 (e.g., SAPLV60A), an output request item has been successfully created.
  This is not an error but a confirmation that the system has generated an output request item for the specified output type and form.
  
  
  2. Solution:
  Since this is an informational message, no corrective action is required. However, if you are seeing this message in a context where you expect no output requests or if output requests are not being processed as expected, consider the following:
  
  Check Output Determination: Verify that the output determination procedure is correctly configured for the document type and output type.
  Check Form Template: Ensure the form template assigned to the output type is correct and active.
  Check Output Processing: Confirm that the output request is processed correctly in the output queue (transaction SP01 or SPAD).
  Mass Processing Settings: If running mass output processing (e.g., via transaction VL71, VF31, or ME9F), verify the selection criteria and output parameters.
  
  
  3. Related Information:
  
  Output Type: Defines the kind of output (print, email, EDI, etc.) for a document.
  Form Template: The SAPscript or Smart Form used to format the output.
  Output Request: A request generated by the system to produce the output.
  Transactions:
  
  SP01: Output request spool management.
  SPAD: Spool administration.
  VL71: Output processing for deliveries.
  VF31: Output processing for billing documents.
  ME9F: Output processing for purchase orders.
  
  
  Configuration Path:
  
  SPRO ? Logistics Execution ? Shipping ? Output Control ? Output Determination ? Maintain Output Types
  
  
  Summary:
  
  
  
  Aspect
  Description
  
  
  
  
  Message Type
  Informational (not an error)
  
  
  Meaning
  Output request item created for output type &1 and form template &2
  
  
  Action
  No action needed unless output is not generated as expected; then check output determination
  
  
  Use Cases
  Mass output processing, document printing, emailing, EDI
  
  
  
  
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