Symptom
Unable to cancel the line item from Purchase Order which is in status In Approval.
Environment
SAP Business ByDesign
Reproducing the Issue
1. Go to Purchase Requests and Orders work center and select the Purchase Orders view.
2. Select the relevant Purchase Order and select Edit button.
3. Select Items tab, and you see that Cancel Item button Greyed out.
Cause
This is a system limitation, where you cannot cancel the line item from Purchase Order when the status of the Purchase Order is 'In Approval'.
Resolution
This is a system behaviour and cannot delete a specific line item in the Purchase order but the whole purchase order needs to be cancelled.
Keywords
Purchase order, line item, in approval, cancel line item , KBA , AP-POP-PO , Purchase Order , Problem
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