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3548943 - Reference number changes when saving the invoice

Symptom

When creating the invoice, before saving (temporary status), the reference number is sales order. However, when saving the invoice, the reference number changes.

Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Cause

 One of the possible causes is "Reference Number" field is getting changed due to ODN configuration.

Resolution

 To avoid generating this number, set official document numbering to "Not Relevant" in the configuration activity "Assign Document Classes to Document Types"(ID:102700).

Keywords

 OFF_NUMBER_GLOBAL_NUMBERING, sales order, billing document, ODN, reference number, VBRK, XBLNR, Assign Document Classes to Document Types, 102700 , KBA , SD-BIL-IV-2CL , Processing Billing Documents (Public Cloud) , CA-GTF-CSC , Country/Region -Specific Application Interface Objects , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions ; SAP S/4HANA Cloud all versions