Symptom
- Developing a custom report requires the Note field available in the Supplier Invoice document.
- The Note field is not found in existing standard or custom CDS views.
- Verification needed for any released CDS view, API, or other supported method to retrieve this field in s/4hana cloud public edition.
Environment
- Product: SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition ;
- Fiori UI for Invoice Verification (Public Cloud)
Reproducing the Issue
- Develop a custom report for Supplier Invoices.
- Search for the Note field in existing standard CDS views.
- Search for the Note field in custom CDS views.
- Verify whether any released CDS view, API, or other supported method exposes the Note field in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition.
Cause
- The value entered on the Supplier Invoice “Note” tab is stored as a long text (separate text object), not as a regular field.
- SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition does not provide any released CDS view or released API that exposes this long text for Supplier Invoices.
- This is a platform limitation specific to Supplier Invoices;
- Short header and item text fields exist and are exposed, but they are different from the multi-line “Note” long text.
Resolution
- Acknowledge that the Supplier Invoice “Note” tab content (long text) is not exposed by any released CDS view or released API in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition; it cannot be consumed in custom reports via supported standard methods today.
- If acceptable, use the available short texts instead:
- Header short text (~25 characters) and item short text (~50 characters) are readable via the standard Supplier Invoice interface.
- Validate whether these short texts contain meaningful user-maintained content in your processes.
- Submit a request on the Customer Influence site to ask for a released text interface for Supplier Invoice notes (reference that comparable interfaces exist for Billing and Purchase Orders).
See Also
"2963059 - How to Submit Feature Requests for SAP S/4HANA Cloud Product".
You can access the KBA directly via the link <https://me.sap.com/notes/0002963059>
Keywords
supplier invoice, note, long text, cds view, custom cds, odata api, released api, reporting, s/4hana cloud, 2508, header text, item text, availability, extraction, limitation , KBA , MM-FIO-IV-2CL , Fiori UI for Invoice Verification (Public Cloud) , Problem
Product
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions
SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public