1978691 - Cannot Post Manual Credit Memo With Reference to Purchase Order for which there was no Goods Return

You want to post a manual credit memo with reference to a purchase order to reflect a decrease in price.

There was no goods movements after posting the corresponding supplier invoice for the purchase order (no Return to Supplier/Outbound Delivery).

You get the error: "The return document is missing or invalid. To post the credit memo, either go to the Exceptions tab and allow post without return document or wait until the goods return has been posted and then post the credit memo".

SAP Business Bydesign.

Credit Memo,  Reference to Purchase Order, Subsequent Credit. , KBA , AP-SIP , Supplier Invoice Processing , How To