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3659451 - Error Expense report exists after tax activation date of country/reg version ZABC occurs when trying to merge a project

Symptom

Error occurs when trying to merge a project.

Expense report exists after tax activation date of country/reg version ZABC.

"ZABC" means the Country/Region Version ID

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Navigate to Business Configuration Work Center > Implementation Projects view.
  2. Select the project and click Open Activity List.
  3. Select the activity "Merge Changes" and click Open.
  4. Click Start Merge.
  5. Observe the error: "Expense report exists after tax activation date of country/reg version ZABC".

Cause

There are already expense reports posted with posting date later than the start date of the tax calculation for the country/region ZABC.

Resolution

  1. Go to Business Configuration Work center > Implementation Projects view
  2. Select the project and click "Open activity list"
  3. Open the "Tax Activation - Generic Country/Region Version" activity
  4. Click Activate tax calculation
  5. Search for the Country/Region Version "ZABC"
  6. Adjust the Tax Calculation Start Date for the country/region ZABC to a date later than latest posting date of the expense report.

Keywords

merge error, tax activation, expense report, implementation project, tax calculation start date , KBA , AP-ERM-ER , Expense Report , Problem

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions