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2514825 - Tax (GSTIN) Number Field Editable in Supplier Invoice Document (India GST)

Symptom

You are trying to post supplier invoice and you can change the tax number or GSTIN number in the Invoice document.

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Supplier Invoicing work center.
  2. Go to Invoice and Credit Memos view.
  3. Search for ABC (ABC is the Supplier Invoice's ID).
  4. Click in Edit button.
  5. Click in View All button.
  6. Navigate to General tab.
  7. Navigate to Taxes subtab.
  8. Go to Supplier's Tax Registration field.
  9. You can modify the Tax Number.

Cause

The Tax Number field under Supplier Tax Registration is an editable field for all tax types and for all the countries.

Resolution

You can disable the Tax Number field using adaptation mode and users will not be able to change the Tax Number, Tax Number Type etc. Please follow the below steps to disable the field;

  1. Go to Supplier Invoicing work center.
  2. Go to Invoices and Credit Memos view.
  3. Search for invoice ABC. 
  4. Select Adapt and Enter Adaptation Mode.
  5. Select Yes and Ok.
  6. Click in Edit button.
  7. Click in View All button.
  8. Select Adapt and Edit Screen.
  9. Go to Supplier's Tax Registration field and select Tax Number field.
  10. Go to Field Properties below and select Read Only check box.
  11. Select Save and Publish.
  12. Select Adapt and Leave Adaptation Mode.

Now you can see that, Tax Number field is grayed out and disabled for modification.

Keywords

Supplier Invoice; Tax; GSTIN; Tax Registration; Field; Adaptation Mode , KBA , AP-SIP-SIV , Supplier Invoice , How To

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions