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2260272 - System Allows the User to Create Duplicate Third Party Delivery Notifications

Symptom

You have created a third party delivery notification ID with alphanumeric chartecters (for example 'LM13523943001), however system allows you to create the third party delivery notification ID with the same chartecters. Instead you expect the below error message.

Error: The delivery notification already exists. Enter a new delivery notification ID.

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to the Third-Party Order Fulfilment work center
  2. Go to the Third-Party Delivery Notifications view
  3. Enter the Third-Party Delivery Notification (for example 'LM13523943001T)
  4. Go to the Third-Party Purchase Orders view
  5. Select the Query Open Purchase Orders
  6. Select the relevant Purchase Order and select New Third-Party Delivery Notification
  7. Enter Delivery Notification ID as 'LM13523943001T
  8. System will not throw any duplicate error messages up on releasing the notification

Resolution

You can create Third-Party Delivery Notifications with Underscore ( _ ) as prefix instead of Inverted Comma ( ' ). The system will throw a dulpicate error message. (For example: _LM13523943001T). 

Keywords

KBA , third party delivery notification , alphanumeric chartecter , the delivery notification already exists , enter a new delivery notification id , AP-IDP , Inbound Delivery Processing , How To

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions