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3395467 - System Trigger Incorrect Approver When you set the Condition Total Net Value Change Percentage

Symptom

You have created an approval process for purchase order with condition Total Net Value Change Percentage. However when you create a purchase order, system triggers incorrect approver. 

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Purchase Requests and Orders.
  2. Go to Purchase Orders view.
  3. Select the relevant purchase order.
  4. Select Edit and navigate to Approval tab.
  5. System triggered an approval process with incorrect approver.

Cause

The condition Total Net Value Change Percentage will be used in the Purchase Order Header Re-approval scenario only and you can set a condition for re-approval. You can specify a percentage and if the net value of purchase order changes and the change meets the percentage criteria then the re-approval is triggered.

Resolution

To make use of the condition Total Net Value Change Percentage, the purchase order must be sent to supplier at the first place. Later, if you do any changes to the ordered purchase order document, system will trigger an approval process. In such cases or scenario, you can use the condition Total Net Value change percentage. 

Note: 

You can refer to the help document - Purchase Order Approvals and make use the below Conditions. 
The following conditions can be used for approvals
For Purchase orders
- Supplier Classification
- Supplier Hierarchy Node
- Entry Method
- Process Type
- Account Assignment Changed

Purchase Order Item
- Supplier
- Company
- Product Category
- Net Value Change
- Percentage Change in Net Value
You can set a condition while selecting the approval rules to determine if a change in the purchase order items value by a certain percentage, should trigger an approval or not.
- Percentage Change in Quantity
- Account Assignment Changed

Purchase Order Header Re-approval
Total Net Value change percentage
You can set a condition for re-approval. You can specify a percentage and if the net value of purchase order changes and the change meets the percentage criteria then the re-approval is triggered. 

Keywords

Condition Total Net Value Change Percentage; Purchase Order Header Re-approval; Total Net Value Change Percentage , KBA , SRD-SRM-PRO , Purchase Requests and Orders , How To

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions