What is output group in SAP FI - Financial Accounting?

SAP Term: output group

• Component: FI

• Component Name: Financial Accounting

• Description: A system object that tells the Generic Withholding Tax Reporting program what sorts of output you want it to produce. You can choose between: Output list Printouts for example, for withholding tax certificates or withholding tax returns DME files for withholding tax returns It also tells the program which financial accounting documents to read the withholding tax items from accounts payable, accounts receivable, or both. You define output groups in Customizing. Then, when you come to run the program, you enter the output group in the selection screen.

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• Key Concepts: 
  Output groups are used in SAP Financial Accounting (FI) to control the output of documents. Output groups are used to define which documents should be printed, sent via email, or stored in the system. Output groups can be assigned to document types, company codes, and other objects. 
  
  How to use it: 
  To use output groups, you must first create an output type. An output type is a combination of an output medium (e.g. printer, email) and a form (e.g. invoice, statement). Once the output type is created, you can assign it to an output group. The output group can then be assigned to a document type or other object. When a document is created with the assigned document type, the system will use the output group to determine which documents should be printed, sent via email, or stored in the system. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When creating an output group, it is important to consider which documents should be printed and which should be sent via email or stored in the system. It is also important to consider which objects should have access to the output group. For example, if you want only certain users to have access to certain documents, you can assign the output group only to those users. 
  
  Related Information: 
  For more information on output groups in SAP Financial Accounting (FI), please refer to the SAP Help Portal or contact your local SAP support team.