{"id":2017,"date":"2025-09-02T11:29:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T09:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johannesauer.com\/en\/?p=2017"},"modified":"2025-09-02T12:01:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T10:01:24","slug":"lets-make-history-enabling-the-sap-vim-workflow-history-log","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johannesauer.com\/en\/sap-vim\/lets-make-history-enabling-the-sap-vim-workflow-history-log\/","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s Make History! Enabling the SAP VIM Workflow History Log"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-ainoblocks-notification-block status-warning border-all icon-outline hide-icon hide-close\" style=\"border-width:1px\" x-data=\"{ open: true }\" @click=\"open = !open\" :class=\"{'close': ! open }\"><div class=\"content-wrapper\"><span class=\"icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M12 17c0.552 0 1 0.448 1 1s-0.448 1-1 1c-0.552 0-1-0.448-1-1s0.448-1 1-1zM13 5v10h-2v-10h2z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-medium-font-size has-text-align-justify\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">This article is intended for informational purposes only and does not supersede or replace the official documentation provided by OpenText. It serves as supplementary guidance to assist with common challenges. For authoritative instructions and compliance requirements, refer to OpenText\u2019s official documentation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-text-align-justify\">When working with <strong>OpenText Vendor Invoice Management (VIM)<\/strong> for SAP, one of the most overlooked yet powerful features is the <strong>Workflow History PDF Log<\/strong>. This capability automatically generates a comprehensive PDF at the conclusion of the VIM process\u2014capturing every key detail, from process milestones and approvals to workflow logs and user comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-text-align-justify\">This isn\u2019t just a convenience for auditors or a checkbox for compliance. It\u2019s a <strong>transparent, time-stamped audit trail<\/strong> that gives AP managers and business users immediate visibility into how an invoice was handled. What\u2019s more, the history log is <strong>securely archived and linked<\/strong> to both the DP document and the SAP invoice\u2014so it\u2019s always accessible and never lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1010\" height=\"925\" src=\"https:\/\/johannesauer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SCR-20250820-ovfs-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1966\" style=\"width:635px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johannesauer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SCR-20250820-ovfs-2.png 1010w, https:\/\/johannesauer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SCR-20250820-ovfs-2-300x275.png 300w, https:\/\/johannesauer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SCR-20250820-ovfs-2-768x703.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1010px) 100vw, 1010px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Benefits of the Workflow History PDF<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Audit-ready<\/strong>: A single document with all approvals, comments, and workflow steps.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Transparency<\/strong>: Clear visibility into who did what and when.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Compliance<\/strong>: Securely archived and linked to the invoice for future reference.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Flexibility<\/strong>: Can be customized to include company-specific information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/johannesauer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/VIM-History-1-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1965\" style=\"border-radius:25px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johannesauer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/VIM-History-1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/johannesauer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/VIM-History-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/johannesauer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/VIM-History-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/johannesauer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/VIM-History-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to Set It Up<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-text-align-justify\">You configure the <strong>PDF history log<\/strong> within a <strong>profile<\/strong> which describes all settings for the creation of the PDF history log. You assign this profile to a OpenText VIM for SAP <strong>process step<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-text-align-justify\"><br>You must specify that the PDF history log will be created <strong>at the end of the OpenText VIM for SAP process<\/strong>. To enable the creation of the PDF history log, you must assign the profile for the PDF history log (default profile: <strong>HISTORY<\/strong>) to the OpenText VIM for SAP process \u201cVIM process is finished\u201d. Without this, the PDF history log will not be created at the end of the OpenText VIM for SAP process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1) <strong>Define the profile for the PDF History Log<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Run the \/n\/OPT\/SPRO transaction and navigate to OpenText Vendor Invoice Management Invoice Solution > Cross Component Configuration > PDF Log >Maintain Customizing Profiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"798\" src=\"https:\/\/johannesauer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-36.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2010\" style=\"width:326px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johannesauer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-36.png 648w, https:\/\/johannesauer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-36-244x300.png 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The PDF profile &#8216;<strong>HISTORY<\/strong>&#8216; is delivered with the baseline. You can either customize it or create your own custom profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/johannesauer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-37-1024x265.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johannesauer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-37-1024x265.png 1024w, https:\/\/johannesauer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-37-300x78.png 300w, https:\/\/johannesauer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-37-768x199.png 768w, https:\/\/johannesauer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-37-1536x397.png 1536w, https:\/\/johannesauer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-37.png 1848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/johannesauer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-38-1024x472.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johannesauer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-38-1024x472.png 1024w, https:\/\/johannesauer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-38-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/johannesauer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-38-768x354.png 768w, https:\/\/johannesauer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-38-1536x709.png 1536w, https:\/\/johannesauer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-38.png 1756w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-text-align-justify\">In the <strong>Define Profiles<\/strong> screen, you will find the following parameters that are specific for the PDF history log:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-text-align-justify\"><strong>PDF Log Class<\/strong><br>The complete logic of the PDF history log is included in the PDF log class \/OPT\/CL_C_PDF_LOG, which is delivered with the baseline. You can enhance the class by redefining components of the class within a custom class, which you can maintain instead of the baseline class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PDF Form Type<\/strong><br>Enter the type of the PDF form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-text-align-justify\">Currently, Smart Forms is the only available entry for this field. However, it is also possible to redefine the logic of the PDF log class \/OPT\/CL_C_PDF_LOG within a custom class to support other techniques, for example SAP Interactive Forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Default value: Smart Forms<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-text-align-justify\"><strong>Form Name<\/strong><br>Enter the name of the SAP Smart Forms form.<br>Baseline delivery includes a Smart Form \/OPT\/C_WORKFLOW_HISTORY01. You can copy the Smart Form using the smartforms transaction and adjust it to<br>your needs. You can maintain this adjusted Smart Form in the Form Name box instead of the baseline Smart Form. The baseline Smart Form uses the SAP Smart Style \/OPT\/C_SF_STYLE01 for the format options of the Smart Form, for example the font and the font size of headers or default paragraphs. You can copy the Smart Style using the smartstyles transaction and adjust it to your needs. Additionally, copy the Smart Form and maintain your new Smart Style in the Output Options tab of the Form Attributes screen of the Smart Form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-text-align-justify\"><strong>Document type<\/strong><br>Enter the <strong>archive document type<\/strong> to be used for archiving the PDF history log. Within baseline, the archive document type \/OPT\/PDF is delivered (we suggest that you create <strong>your own archive link document<\/strong> <strong>type<\/strong> for this). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-text-align-justify\">You must link the archive document type to the OpenText VIM for SAP Business Object and to SAP Business Objects <em>(in case it&#8217;s not already linked by default, you can link the document type &#8216;\/OPT\/PDF&#8217; to object types &#8216;\/OPT\/V1001&#8217; and &#8216;BKPF&#8217; via transaction OAC3)<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-text-align-justify\"><strong>Overwrite<\/strong><br>Select this check box to overwrite PDF history logs that have already been linked to the DP document and its SAP invoice with the same archive document type.<br>It is possible to create a PDF history log to a DP document manually by using the \/OPT\/CR_PDF_LOG report. When using this report, a PDF history log linked to the DP document and its SAP invoice can already exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-text-align-justify\">Selecting the Overwrite check box deletes the physical PDF document (the PDF history log) and its links to the DP document and the SAP invoice. This PDF history log can either be created manually or automatically.<br>Default value: <selected><\/selected><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2) <strong>Assigning the profile to a OpenText VIM for SAP process step<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-text-align-justify\">To create this PDF history log at the end of the OpenText VIM for SAP process, you must assign the profile to the VIM process is finished process step for your company codes. If you leave Company Code empty, the setting is used for all<br>company codes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"259\" src=\"https:\/\/johannesauer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1024x259.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johannesauer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1024x259.png 1024w, https:\/\/johannesauer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/johannesauer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-768x194.png 768w, https:\/\/johannesauer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1536x389.png 1536w, https:\/\/johannesauer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image.png 1842w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-text-align-justify\">By setting up the Workflow History PDF log, you create a <strong>single source of truth<\/strong> for your invoice processes. With just a few configuration steps, your organization gains audit-ready documentation, transparent tracking of every approval and action, and a secure archive that is always accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-text-align-justify\">Whether for compliance, audit preparation, or day-to-day process insight, the Workflow History PDF log ensures that your AP processes are not only <strong>more transparent <\/strong>but also <strong>more reliable<\/strong> and <strong>future-proof<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When working with OpenText Vendor Invoice Management (VIM) for SAP, one of the most overlooked yet powerful features is the Workflow History PDF Log. This capability automatically generates a comprehensive PDF at the conclusion of the VIM process\u2014capturing every key detail, from process milestones and approvals to workflow logs and user comments. 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