3540551 - Error: 'Origin invoice reference not completely specified for document ID ABC.' in Supplier Invoice.

• Encountered an error while trying to post blocked Supplier Invoice in the General Ledger related to the closing of the period.
• Error message: 'Fiscal year XYZ closed for set of books DEF and company 123'
• When attempting to post in an open period, a different error message appears: 'Origin invoice reference not completely specified for document ID ABC. Save failed; refresh list to perform further actions'

(XYZ represents the Fiscal Year)

(DEF represents the set of books)

(123 represents the company ID)

(ABC represents the Template ID)

SAP Business ByDesign

1. Go to General Ledger work center.
2. Go to Source Documents subview.
3. Search for related Unposted source document ID.
4. Attempt to post the business transaction to another period.
5. The following error message appears:

'Origin invoice reference not completely specified for document ID ABC.'

'Save failed; refresh list to perform further actions'

The issue arises due to the deletion of the reference Invoice Template ABC, which was used for creating a supplier invoice. The business transaction cannot be posted for this supplier invoice to accounting in an open period due to the absence of the reference template. Follow the steps below to check the same:

1. Open the unposted Supplier Invoice. 
2. Click "View All". 
3. In "Reference Document" section > References > Invoice Template ABC. 
4. Go to Supplier Invoicing work center.
5. Go to Invoices and Credit Memos view.
6. Select "Templates" option in the dropdown menu.
7. Search for Template ID: ABC.
8. Here there is no template with ID: ABC. 

Since the reference template of Supplier invoice does not exist, the business transaction cannot be posted in the accounting. If there is an updated cancelation invoice, the recommended way is to mark the business transaction as irrelevant:

1. Go to General Ledger work center.
2. Go to Source Documents subview. 
3. Search for related unposted cancellation supplier invoice. 
4. Click "Actions" button > View Business Transaction. 
5. Click "Mark as Irrelevant" button. 

Always check the version number of an unposted Supplier Invoice:

•        If it is version 1 and an unposted reversal/ cancellation exists, the Supplier Invoice can be marked as irrelevant in the UI (by marking the reversal/ cancellation as irrelevant, which then also marks the original).

•        If the version is 1 and the document is a reversal/ cancellation check if the original SIV, version 1 is also unposted, then marking as irrelevant will work again in the UI.

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