Sending PO (PDF attach.) via email: adding email body text

Question

Hi,
I need to send Purchase Orders to Vendors as PDF attachments to emails; I have successfully configured all the necessary:
For Output Type NEU
1) Access to conditions (General Data) set to X
2) Dispatch time 3 Send with application own transaction
3) Transmission Medium 5 for External send
4) Processing routines 5 includes a customer Program and Form to make use of my SAPScript
I have set up a Communication Strategy (NET - Internet) and created a condition based on a specific document type.
Using ME9F I can select my PO and successfully output the message - I can view the request using SOST and an email with the PO attached as PDF is sent to the correct recipient (email address of Vendor).
I would like though to add some text to the body of the email, which is totally empty. Can anyone please advise on how to achieve this? In the Output Type config there is a section "Mail title and texts"... can anyone tell me whether this section can be used to add body text to the email and how? I have managed to customise the "Title/Subject" of the email and PO but cannot find a way to add some text in the email body.
Thank you very much for your help.
Gab

Answer 1

Hi Danilo,
You need to do some configuration for this.
- Goto NACE .
- Select EF and click on OUTPUT TYPES.
- Then select Output Type NEU and click on processing routines .
- In that you have to add a new entry - medium 5 .
- Then you need to assign a program, form routine and form.
- You can use the standard program i.e. SAPFM06P, FORM routine is always ENTRY_NEU and standard MEDRUCK.
- Then in PARTNER FUNCTION you need to add a new entry : medium - 5 and function - VN .
- For subject of the mail goto Mail Title and Texts. In title give PO No. &EKKO-EBELN& .
- Under General data -> Replacement of text symbols give programm as SAPMM06E and Form Routine as
TEXT_SYMBOL_REPLACE .
- Now the subject will be PO No. 1800004202.
- You need to maintain your email id in tcode SU01 and also the vendor's email id.
- Now while creating a new purchase order , change the medium to External Send .
- Then goto Communication Method and select CS01 . ALSO make sure that the Cover Page Text has value PO No. &EKKO-EBELN& .
- Goto tcode ME9F .
- Execute.
- Select the checkbox and click on Output Message.
- You will get a message MAII 00000000000001 generated .
If the BASIS guys have made the necessary configuration for sending mail then the mail will go .
You can see the status in tcode SOST.
If you want to use a z-programm and z-form then you need add the functions used in standard programm SAPFM06P for generating mail in your z-programm.
Hope it helps,
Swapnil