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3793842 - Import Supplier Invoices cannot create multiple Supplier Payable Line Items in one Supplier Invoice in S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Symptom

  • Using the Import Supplier Invoices app in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition.
  • Requirement to create a single accounting document containing multiple supplier line items for the same supplier.
  • The app supports only one supplier payable line item per supplier invoice while allowing multiple G/L line items.

Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Open the Import Supplier Invoices app.
  2. Attempt to create a single supplier invoice with multiple Supplier Payable Line Items for the same Supplier.
  3. Observe that only one Supplier Payable Line Item is permitted, while multiple G/L line items are allowed.

Cause

The Import Supplier Invoices app only supports one supplier payable line item per supplier invoice; multiple supplier payable items in a single invoice/accounting document are not supported in Standard application behavior.

Resolution

  1. If there is one supplier invoice to post, create a normal supplier invoice with multiple G/L account assignment lines (for example, cost centers, WBS elements, G/L accounts). This results in one supplier payable line balanced by multiple expense lines.
  2. If multiple supplier liabilities are required, create separate supplier invoices so that each invoice generates its own supplier payable line.
  3. If the objective is to create a journal entry with multiple vendor subledger postings, consider using standard journal entry processes instead of the supplier invoice process, as the latter is limited to one payable item per invoice.

Note: There is no SSCUI/Configuration or import template option to enable multiple supplier payable line items within a single supplier invoice.

See Also

Keywords

import supplier invoices, multiple vendor line items, multiple supplier payable items, single supplier invoice, one payable line, multiple gl items, vendor subledger, journal entry, template structure, sscui, standard behavior, invoice import, accounts payable, public cloud, s4hana cloud , KBA , FI-FIO-AP-PAY-2CL , Payment Apps (Public Cloud) , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions