SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public

3339249 - Multiple Cost Assignment Details Does not Appear for Approver in the Approval Task for Purchase Order

Symptom

You have created a purchase order with multiple account assignment deails however approver cannot see multiple cost assignment details in the approval task screen.

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to the Managing My Area work center
  2. Go to the Approvals view
  3. Select the relevant approval task for Purchase Order 
  4. Select Edit button and system shows Multiple account assignment as Yes

Cause

Currently system does not show the multiple account assignment details for an approver in the approval task screen. The enhancement can be taken as a new requirement. You can post the idea in influence forum - https://influence.sap.com/SAPByDesign

Resolution

As a workaround, you can ask the buyer responsible to create the Note Type Approval Note and add the account assignment details for an approver. Or you can create an extension field like cost assignment 1 and 2. Then extend the field to approval task screen or Buyer responsible can take a screen shot of account assignment details & add as an attachment to the PO.

Keywords

Multiple account assignment as Yes;  approver cannot see multiple cost assignment details in the approval task screen; multiple cost assignment details , KBA , SRD-SRM-PRO , Purchase Requests and Orders , Problem

Product

SAP Business ByDesign 2302 ; SAP Business ByDesign 2305 ; SAP Business ByDesign 2308