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3571558 - Release indicator not displaying in purchasing document reports in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Symptom

  • In the Purchasing Reports, the release indicator column is not displaying any data.
  • The issue is observed in the following reports:
    • Display Purchasing Documents by Supplier
    • Display Purchasing Documents by Material
    • Display Purchase Requisitions

Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Access the Purchasing Reports.
  2. Open any of the following reports:
    • Display Purchasing Documents by Supplier
    • Display Purchasing Documents by Material
    • Display Purchase Requisitions
  3. Observe that the release indicator column is blank.

Resolution

  • The Release Indicator and Release Strategy are not used in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition.
  • Instead, the approval process for purchasing documents is managed through the Flexible Workflow.
  • This workflow introduces a new field called Processing Status, which should be referenced for workflow details and tracking the approval progress.
  • Utilize the Flexible Workflow and monitor the Processing Status field to manage and follow the approval process effectively.

See Also

Keywords

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition, Purchasing Reports, Release Indicator, Blank Column, Purchase Order Processing, Processing Status, Flexible Workflow, Operational Procurement, Sourcing and Procurement. , KBA , MM-PUR-PO-2CL , Purchase Orders (Public Cloud) , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions