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2543113 - Error Message in Supplier Invoice With Credit Memo Item and Invoice Item: Only Positive Total Tax Amount Permitted

Symptom

When you create a Supplier Invoice with Credit Memo Item and Invoice Item, you receive the error message: Only positive total tax amount permitted.

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to the Supplier Invoicing work center.
  2. Go to the Common Tasks view.
  3. Select New Invoice without Purchase Order.
  4. Complete the relevant data.
  5. In the Items Tab, add 2 lines, one for Credit Memo and 1 line for Invoice Item
  6. Select Check

You have the error message: Only positive total tax amount permitted.

Cause

The system does not support negative tax amount.

This is the expected system behavior.

Resolution

As a workaround, you can create two separate documents: one for Invoice Items and the other one for Credit Memo Items.

Keywords

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Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions