Symptom
Encountering "Dereferencing of the NULL reference" error while submitting edocuments using the application edocument cockpit.
Environment
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition
Reproducing the Issue
- Attempt to submit billing documents using the application edocument cockpit.
- Observe the occurrence of the NULL reference error.
Cause
Incorrect or missing configurations in the system settings leading to GST Reporting node visible in edocument cockpit in cloud systems.
Resolution
Note that the India GST Reporting Node in edocument cockpit is not applicable to cloud systems.
1. In the SSCUI 103585, only IN_EINV needs to be configured. Remove the configurations in SSCUI 102188 for the IN Country and keep them blank. After doing so, retry with a new test case.
2. Ensure Communication Arrangements is correctly configured as suggested in Integrating All Other Processes and Countries/Regions with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition | SAP Help Portal
3. Ensure to follow Activating Additional eDocument Instance Creation (Recommended) | SAP Help Portal [SSCUI: 102637]. This SSCUI maintenance as per the given view should create the correct eDocument.
See Also
Keywords
null reference error, edocument cockpit, billing documents, SSCUI 103585, SSCUI 102188, IN_EINV, communication arrangements, India GST Reporting Node, SAP S/4HANA Cloud , KBA , CA-GTF-CSC-EDO-IN-DC , India DCS , CA-GTF-CSC-EDO-IN-IV , India – E-Invoice , How To
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