Symptom
When attempting to preview a Purchase Order, the system generates a dump after clicking on Preview.
Environment
SAP Business ByDesign
Reproducing the Issue
- Go to Purchase Requests and Orders Work Center.
- Go to Purchase Orders view.
- Select All Purchase Orders from the drop-down list.
- Search for the Purchase Order ABC (where ABC represents Purchase Order ID).
- Click on Edit.
- Click on Preview and Choose Created PO.
- System throws "500 SAP Internal Server Error".
Cause
An inconsistency exists in the Purchase Order.
Select Check may display an error such as:
“Item A: Item number A already exists” (where A represents the item number in the Items tab of the Purchase Order).
This indicates that two-line items share the same item number. Due to this inconsistency, the system cannot generate the preview and returns an error.
Resolution
- Go to Purchase Requests and Orders Work Center.
- Go to Purchase Orders view.
- Open the Purchase Order ABC (where ABC represents Purchase Order ID).
- Identify the duplicate line items with Item Number A (where A represents the Item Number).
- Remove one of the duplicate items. If necessary, re-add the item using the Add Row option.
- Save the document.
- Click on Preview button again.
After correcting the duplicate item number, the Preview functionality should operate as expected.
Keywords
Purchase Order; Preview error; Item number already exists; Dump; , KBA , SRD-SRM-PRO , Purchase Requests and Orders , AP-POP , Purchase Order Processing , Problem
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