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2246448 - Purchase Order Acknowledgment does not impact Overdue Status.

Symptom

You have noticed that Purchase Order ABC is considered Overdue by the system, however as per the delivery dates defined in the Purchase Order Acknowledgment, the delivery should be overdue yet.

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Supply Control Work Center.
  2. Go to Monitor Purchase Orders view.
  3. Search for the purchase order ABC.
  4. System classified the purchase order as Overdue, however as per the dates agreed in the Purchase Order Acknowledgment, the order should not be Overdue yet.

Cause

The Overdue status is not determined by dates on the Purchase Order Acknowledgment. It only considers the Delivery Date entered in the Item information on the purchase order itself.

If this date is overdue, then the order will be classified as Overdue.

Resolution

System is working as expected.

Keywords

KBA , AP-POP , Purchase Order Processing , How To

Product

SAP Business ByDesign 1711