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3320089 - Process Communication Error in Supplier Quote

Symptom

Process Communication Error in Supplier Quote

Error - Intercompany posting not allowed;Cost Center belongs to different company

Environment

SAP Busines ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to the Sourcing and Contracting Workcenter
  2. RFQS and Quotes View
  3. Quotes subview
  4. Select the Quote - DEF(DEF refers to the Supplier Quote)
  5. Navigate to the Document flow
  6. You see that there is a Process communication error
  7. The following errors have been addressed to your service providerSupplier Quote DEF(DEF refers to the Supplier Quote) cannot create a Purchase Order Once your service provider has solved the errors, the system closes the errors and restarts the processes automatically.

Cause

 Intercompany posting not allowed; Cost Center belongs to a different company. The employee is trying to use as Cost Assignment a Cost Center that does not belong to the same company the error message will be shown. Intercompany assignment are only allowed for Cost Assignment as Other Cost Objects

Resolution

System allows only cost centers of the company in which Purchase order is created.( that is creator or on behalf of person's company's cost centers only).

This is the system behavior

Keywords

KBA , AP-POP-PO , Purchase Order , How To

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions