2545451 - Cannot Delete Attachment From Supplier Invoice

You need to delete an attachment from a Supplier Invoice although the Delete button is grayed out.

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1. Go to Supplier Invoicing Work Center.
2. Go to Invoices and Credit Memos View.
3. Select the affected Supplier Invoice and click Edit.
4. Go to Attachments tab.

Here you will see that the Delete button is grayed out.

The affected Supplier Invoice is currently in Paid  or posted status. This means that all the Financial documents have already been sent. Hence, you will not be able to delete the attachment that is in the invoice.

This is the expected system behavior. It should not be possible to delete attachment in an invoice that is already posted since it could cause several inconsistencies.

Also, attachments are crucial information for invoice approval purposes and for future auditing. Hence, if the attachment is deleted after the Invoice is posted/paid, then critical information will be lost.

It is the standard system functionality that it will not allow you to Delete and Replace the attachments once the Invoice gets Posted or Paid. The Delete and Replace buttons will be grayed out in such cases.

However, it is possible to delete/replace the attachments when the supplier invoice is still In Process or In Approval status.

If the attachment is incorrect, canceling the Supplier Invoice and creating a new Supplier Invoice with the valid attachments is an approach.

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