Symptom
You have noticed that some of the Supplier Invoices are automatically generated from some Purchase Orders and their numbering format is different from the defined standard.
Now these Supplier Invoices are in status Exception.
Environment
SAP Business ByDesign.
Reproducing the Issue
- Go to the Supplier Invoicing work center.
- Go to the Invoices and Credit Memos view.
- Select the relevant Supplier Invoice 1234.
- You can see the numbering format is different and the Created By field is blank.
Cause
You have selected the Evaluated Receipt Settlements (ERS) option for the respective Purchase Order at item level.
ERS runs create Supplier Invoices automatically from Purchase Orders which are marked for ERS.
Resolution
To exclude Purchase Orders from the ERS run, deselect the Evaluated Receipt Settlements checkbox in the Purchase Orders. affected by the issue.
Please follow the below steps to deselect ERS:
1. Go to the Purchase Requests and Orders work center.
2. Go to the Purchase Orders view.
3. Select the relevant Purchase Order and press the Edit button.
4. Go to the Items tab and select the relevant Line Item.
5. Go to the Basic Data subtab.
5. Uncheck the checkbox for Evaluated Receipt Settlement under Settings and Save.
Keywords
Supplier Invoices Created Automatically; Evaluated Receipt Settlement; Purchase Orders , KBA , AP-SIP , Supplier Invoice Processing , How To
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