Configure Fileout¶

This use case describes how to configure distribution via the FILEOUT channel: PLOSSYS Distribution Engine stores documents from a SAP structure on the file system instead of sending them by e-mail or to another channel.

Prerequisites¶

SAP DDD is connected to PLOSSYS Distribution Engine, refer to Architecture Overview. For the SAP-side setup, refer to the chapter "Output via PLOSSYS Distribution Engine" in the SAP Document Distribution Director documentation.
SAP transaction /n/seal/img is available.
TARGETDIR is configured for the target order type, refer to File Naming and Target.

Activate the Fileout Channel¶

To activate the Fileout channel, execute the following steps in SAP:

Start transaction /n/seal/img.
Navigate to SEAL BC Sets → BC Sets PLOSSYS Distribution Engine (BC Set /SEAL/DDD_DST_DEV, registers the FILEOUT output device together with EMAIL and WEBPORTAL in one shared BC Set).
Check the delivered defaults and activate the BC Set for the desired SAP order type, for example PUR.

Hint - related BC Set

/SEAL/DDD_DST_FILEOUT_DAT presets DIST_CONFIG and QUEUE to FILEOUT, and TARGETDIR to a default value, for order type PUR.

Configure the Distribution Engine Server¶

Execute the following steps on the Distribution Engine server:

Open the <DIST_CONFIG>.ini file selected by the DIST_CONFIG parameter:
- Windows: D:\SEAL\customer\server\dpf\conf\dpf4distribute\fileout.ini (default installation drive)
- Linux: /opt/seal/server/dpf/conf/dpf4distribute/fileout.ini
Hint - only the file name is configurable

The directory is fixed. Only the file name changes, following the DIST_CONFIG value passed from SAP. Confirmed against a May 2026 test server configuration, which uses this per-channel file selection.
Add the channel activation entry and the target directory:
```
DistChannel_1 = dpf4distribute.DistributeFileSystem
TARGETDIR = <target-path>
```
Caution - DistChannel_1 is required

Without this DistChannel_n entry, no file is stored even if TARGETDIR is set correctly.

Adjust Parameters Not Needed for Fileout¶

The FILEOUT channel does not send e-mail, so the mandatory e-mail receiver requirement has to be deactivated. Execute the following steps in SAP:

Navigate to Grundeinstellungen → Parameter-Konfiguration → Parameter festlegen (Detail) (table /seal/out_cr010).
For your order type (for example PUR), find the row for parameter ID MAILRECEIVER and remove the mandatory flag (Pflicht = empty).

Validate¶

In SAP, confirm that your order type is registered for the FILEOUT channel in the Structure Explosion configuration variant.
In SAP, trigger a message for a purchase order (transaction me22n).
In SAP, check that the DDD output order was created with Queue and Prozess-Konfiguration set to Dateiablage.
On the Distribution Engine server, check that the output order was processed in the DPF Tracker.
On the Distribution Engine server, check that the files are present in the configured target directory.

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