3568469 - Supplier Invoice can be cancelled even when its related Project is closed

Supplier Invoice can be cancelled even when its related Project is closed

SAP Business ByDesign

1. WoC Project management
2. Project View
3. Search and Open the Project ABC
4. The status is Closed 

1. Now go to Supplier Invoicing Work Center 
2. Supplier Invoice and Credit Memo View
3. Search the SIV 1234
4. Go to Items tab
5. Select the sub-tab Cost Distribution
6. The account assignment is PRO-Project Task
7. The Project Task selected belongs to the Project ABC
8. Click Cancel Document

No error shows up and the Cancellation of the Supplier Invoice is possible.

You did not expect this to be possible since the Project ABC is closed

As per this SAP blog https://help.sap.com/docs/SAP_BUSINESS_BYDESIGN/2754875d2d2a403f95e58a41a9c7d6de/a691488bdc7f4d158412e44a008ce2eb.html, a Closed Project indicates the end state of the project or project tasks and they cannot be used as accounting objects anymore.

This means that you cannot create new SRM documents against this Project.

However, it is possible to Cancel an already existing Supplier Invoices related to a Closed Project as this does not add cost to the Project.

This is the expected system behavior in the current version of Business ByDesign.

Please contact you add-on partner for a customized solution that will generate a warning / error message to prevent cancelling Supplier Invoice related to a Closed Project.

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