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1870721 - Description and Product Category Missing in A2X Supplier Invoice

Symptom

You create supplier invoices via A2X interface. For the items, the Description and Product Category are missing.

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to the Supplier Invoicing work center.
  2. Go to the Invoices and Credit Memos view.
  3. Choose Show: All Documents.
  4. Select Advanced and choose Entry Method = "External application".
  5. Find the A2X Invoice then choose Edit.
  6. For the items, the fields Description and Product Category are empty.

Cause

You set the wrong Product Type Code for the Product in the XML.

Resolution

If the product is a material, enter the tag  <ProductTypeCode>1</ProductTypeCode>.
If the product is a service, enter the tag  <ProductTypeCode>2</ProductTypeCode>.

Keywords

KBA , supplier invoices , a2x interface , description , product category , SRD-SRM-SI , Supplier Invoicing , How To

Product

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