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3455999 - Baseline Date for Payment Cannot be Saved in the Supplier Invoice

Symptom

Baseline Date for Payment gets changed while creating new scanned invoice ER-6995. You have created a new supplier invoice and trying to update the Baseline Date for Payment however it keeps getting changed after you save. 

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Supplier Invoicing work center 
  2. Go to Invoices and Credit Memos view
  3. Select the relevant Supplier Invoice 
  4. Go to General tab and navigate to Payment information - Payment details sub tab
  5. Change the Baseline Date for Payment and select Save
  6. System changes the date back to previous date

Cause

The Baseline Date for Payment is a date from which the terms of payment apply. When you define the payment terms, due date will be based on either Invoice date or Receipt date and the Baseline Date for Payment will be calculated accordingly. 

Note - In the Business Configuration work center - Overview - Activity Suppliers - Define Payment Terms for Procurement - For the defined payment term - The due date will be calculated based on either Receipt date or invoice date. You have defined Invoice date.  

Resolution

Since the Baseline Date for Payment is calculated based on invoice date, it will revert back to invoice date. If you change the invoice date, the baseline date will also gets changed. 
This is an expected behavior.

Keywords

Baseline Date for Payment not saved; Baseline Date for Payment keeps changing; Baseline Date for Payment , KBA , SRD-SRM-SI , Supplier Invoicing , Problem

Product

SAP Business ByDesign 2402