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2168419 - Dump when changing the Valid-from Date of Tax Deductibility Type for Purchasing

Symptom

A dump occurs when you try to change the Valid-from Date of the of tax deductibility type in the fine-tuning activity Tax Settings for Purchasing.

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to the Business Configuration work center.
  2. Go to Overview.
  3. Search and find the activity Tax Settings for Purchasing.
  4. Click Change Immediately.
  5. Select the country in the Available Deductibility Types list.
  6. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and change the Valid-from Date.
  7. Click Save or Save and Close.

A dump occurs.

Cause

You cannot change the Valid-from Date directly - if you add a new date and hit ENTER, the system will report the following error message:

Change of field Validity Start Date not permitted.

Resolution

Instead of modifying the date in the existing row, you should maintain a new row with a new date and deductibility rate. This will allow you to save the new validity.

Keywords

KBA , AP-RC-BCT , Business Config. Tools (SAP Business ByDesign , How To

Product

SAP BUSINESS BYDESIGN 1611 ; SAP BUSINESS BYDESIGN 1705 ; SAP Business ByDesign 1608 ; SAP Business ByDesign 1702