3383597 - GR/IR Clearing is Posting to Purchase Price Difference instead of Inventories

The total invoice amounts posted to Purchase Price Difference under Processed Successfully tab in the GR/IR clearing run.

However, the material is valued by Moving Average method, thus it's expected that the difference amount to be posted to the inventory account (Account Type: Warehouse Inventory) instead of the Purchase Price Difference account.

SAP Business ByDesign

1. Go to the Inventory Valuation work center.
2. Select GR/IR Clearing view.
3. Select the Run ID: XX-XX-XXX (this represents GR/IR Clearing Run ID).
4. Navigate to the Processed Successfully tab and select the Purchasing Order Item ID: AAA (AAA represents purchasing order ID).
5. Notice that the total invoice amounts are posted under Purchase Price Difference.

One possible reason is that Purchase Order AAA has been marked as 'Final Clearing' but there is no related goods receipt for this purchase order. Then GR/IR clearing run is performed for this Purchase Order.

As a result, the total invoice amount can only be posted to a difference account. This is the expected system behavior.

It is always possible that a supplier invoice is received first, but if there will be a goods receipt later for this purchase order, it is recommended not to mark 'Final Clearing' for this purchase order.

KBA , SRD-FIN-GL , General Ledger , Problem