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3783162 - Supplier Invoice Note (Long Text) Not Available In CDS Views Or APIs For Custom Reporting — S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

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

  1. Develop a custom report for Supplier Invoices.
  2. Search for the Note field in existing standard CDS views.
  3. Search for the Note field in custom CDS views.
  4. 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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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

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Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions