SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public

3381737 - G/L Account Description Does not Display in the Approval Screen for Scanned Supplier Invoice

Symptom

You have sent the supplier invoice for an approval. In the approval screen, system does not display G/L Account description if approver enters the English view. 

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Managing my Area work center
  2. Go to Approvals view
  3. Select the relevant approval task for Scanned Supplier Invoice
  4. You do not see the G/L Account description

Cause

The description for G/L Account is not maintained in the EN language and hence it not displayed either in invoice nor in approval screen. 

Resolution

In order for system to show the G/L Account description, please follow the below steps; 

  1. Go to Business configuration work center
  2. Go to Overview & select the activity Chart of Accounts: Charts of Accounts, Financial Reporting Structures, Account Determination
  3. Select Costs & Groups for General Expenses
  4. For G/L Account ABC, you have to maintained the description
  5. Select Save and Close

Keywords

G/L Account description missing in invoice approval screen; G/L Account description missing , KBA , SRD-SRM-SI , Supplier Invoicing , Problem

Product

SAP Business ByDesign 2308