SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public

3708524 - Unable to edit Request Date in Purchase Requisition in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Symptom

  • The request date field in the "Quantities/Dates" section of the "Create Purchase Requisition - Advanced" app is grayed out and cannot be edited.
  • Users are unable to create purchase requisitions with a future date.

Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Navigate to the "Create Purchase Requisition - Advanced" app.
  2. Enter purchase requisition details.
  3. Check the "Request Date" field in the "Quantities/Dates" section.
  4. Observe that the "Request Date" field is grayed out and cannot be edited.

Cause

Standard system design.

Resolution

  1. Add the material and quantity while in creation mode of the Purchase Requisition.
  2. Change the release date immediately after adding the material.
  3. Note that the "Request Date" field becomes uneditable once the plant information is added and the Purchase Requisition is saved.

Keywords

purchase requisition, request date, future date, grayed out, uneditable, sap s/4hana cloud public edition, create purchase requisition advanced app, quantities/dates section, release date, standard system design, workaround , KBA , MM-PUR-REQ-2CL , Purchase Requisitions (Public Cloud) , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions