Symptom
When checking inconsistent invoice request XYZ (XYZ represents the sales order ID and the sales order invoice request ID) the following error message is shown:
"Authorization Date Missing."
Environment
SAP Business By Design
Reproducing the Issue
- Go to the Customer Invoice work center.
- Go to the Invoice Request view.
- Select the sales order invoice request XYZ.
- Click the Check button.
System shows message: "Authorization Date Missing."
Cause
The credit card details are not maintained correctly for the account.
Resolution
- Go to the Sales Order work center.
- Go to the Sales Order view.
- Edit the sales order XYZ.
- You can see that the account is ABC (ABC represents the identification of the account).
- Double-click the account ABC to open the account master data.
- Click the View All button.
- Go to the Financial Data tab.
- Go to the Payment subtab.
- Under payment methods add Credit Card. The details of the credit card are then populated automatically.
Now check invoice request XYZ again as follows:
- Go to the Customer Invoice work center.
- Go to the Invoice Requests view.
- Edit the inconsistent invoice request XYZ.
- Select the Check button.
In case the error message is still displayed, click Redetermine.
After that the invoice request will be consistent.
See Also
KBA: 2814513 - Your Invoice Request Is Inconsistent
Keywords
KBA , AP-CI , Customer Invoice Processing , Problem
Product
SAP Business ByDesign all versions