Sharpshooter (Coresuite)

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Sharpshooter This is the mass printing and dispatch module of the Coresuite product family. It bundles open documents according to criteria such as document type, customer, period, output channel, and processes them in a single run: printing, email, PDF archive, DATEV export, or another configured output destination. The goal is to automate recurring mass processes – batch invoice dispatch, dunning runs, payment advice dispatch, batch delivery notes – from a manual workflow.

Context

Sharpshooter works above the Coresuite Designer and print definitions: the layout and printer assignment is stored there, Sharpshooter handles the orchestration. Typical process: document selection via filter (e.g. all invoices with shipping method „E-mail" and status „Open"), preview of the results, start of processing. Then the configured pipeline runs per document – e.g. rendering via Coresuite Designer, PDF generation on the CKS.DMS PDF printer, archiving, e-mail dispatch to the GP contact address, log entry in the Coresuite log table. Faulty documents (missing e-mail, corrupted layout, locked printer) are reported separately, allowing the clerk to make targeted corrections. In larger installations, the run can be automated via scheduling and linked with approval processes.

Demarcation

Sharpshooter isn't a replacement for single document printing – it builds upon it. It's also not a reporting tool: Crystal Reports or Pervasive Analytics are responsible for analyses, KPIs, or dashboards. Compared to simple SAP B1 built-in tools such as Print allocation list Sharpshooter offers significantly more control over dispatch channels, error handling, archiving, and logging — but requires its own licence and a cleanly maintained Coresuite Designer configuration as a foundation.