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3672588 - “Execute in Background” greyed out for GST report; how to run Advance Return for Tax on Sales/Purchases in background.

Symptom

In the apps for Create Advance Return on Sales/Purchase Tax (ID S_ALR_87012357), the option Execute in Background is greyed out.

Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Public Edition.

Cause

By design, classic batch input background execution is not supported in S/4HANA Cloud. Background automation for tax reporting is achieved via scheduled jobs, not interactive/background BDC processing.

Resolution

Use Schedule Tax Jobs to run the GST return in background (once or recurring):

  1. Open Schedule Tax Jobs.

  2. Choose template Advance Return for Tax on Sales/Purchases.

  3. Enter the same parameters as your manual run (company code, tax period, posting date, etc.).

  4. Under Schedule, choose Start Immediately or set a recurrence (e.g., monthly).

  5. Schedule the job. The system will generate the report and related postings in background.

Keywords

S/4HANA Cloud, GST, Advance Return for Tax on Sales/Purchases, Schedule Tax Jobs, Execute in Background, Batch Input Session, BDC, background job, Fiori, tax report, Public Cloud limitation, periodic scheduling , KBA , FI-GL-GL-F-2CL , Value Added Tax (VAT) (Public Cloud) , How To

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions