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2704859 - Unable to Activate ERS Functionality Under Supplier Invoicing Work Center

Symptom

You would like to create Evaluated Receipt Settlement (ERS) invoices. However, there is no corresponding view exists under Supplier Invoicing Work Center.

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to the Supplier Invoicing Work Center.
  2. You cannot see Evaluated Receipt Settlement Runs View.

Cause

You need to scope and activate Automatic settlements checkbox in the scoping section under Business Configuration Work Center.

The Automatic Settlements business topic allows your accountant to set up evaluated receipt settlements (ERS) and recurring invoices. Automatic settlements enable you to automatically create invoices in your solution on behalf of your suppliers. Using ERS enables automatic creation of invoices based on existing purchase orders and goods and services receipts. Recurring invoices enables automatic creation of invoices based on an agreed payment plan, for example monthly rental payments.

Resolution

You can follow the below steps to configure ERS Invoice functionality.

  1. Go to the Business Configuration Work Center.
  2. Navigate to the Implementation Projects view.
  3. Select Edit Project Scope.
  4. Navigate to Step 3 Scoping and select the scoping element Purchasing.
  5. Select the sub-element Supplier Invoicing.
  6. Select the checkbox for Automatic Settlements scoping element and select Next.
  7. In Step 4,  select the scoping element Purchasing.
  8. Select the sub-element Supplier Invoicing and Automatic Settlements scoping element.
  9. Select the question 'Do you create invoices automatically on behalf of your supplier by using evaluated receipt settlements?' Yes.
  10. Select Next and Finish the scoping.

Relog on the system once the scoping is finished. Then the Evaluated Receipt Settlement Runs view will be available under Supplier Invoicing work center provided user is assigned to work center view Evaluated Receipt Settlements.

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Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions