Symptom
You have created a purchase order via a purchase request created from an Intercompany Project with ID ABC.
or
You have created a purchase order and assigned the sales order that is an intercompany sales order linked to a intercompany project
and you get the below mentioned error message when you perform a check on the purchase order created or approve a purchase order.
"Postings not permitted; ABC is an intercompany settlement project"
Environment
SAP Business ByDesign
Reproducing the Issue
- Go to the Purchase Requests and Orders work center.
- Go to the Purchase Orders view.
- Select the relevant purchase order you have created from the intercompany project and choose Edit.
- In the Purchase Order screen choose the Check button.
You receive the above mentioned error message.
Cause
Currently, we do not support creating purchase orders for an external supplier from an intercompany project or assigning a purchase order to an intercompany sales order that is linked to an intercompany project. This is a new requirement for us.
Resolution
Kindly check the SAP Business ByDesign Ideas Forum and if no such idea exist then please submit idea: https://influence.sap.com/sap/ino/#campaign/886
Keywords
Intercompany Project; subcontracting; intercompany purchase orders; , KBA , AP-PRP , Purchase Request Processing , AP-POP , Purchase Order Processing , How To