3805025 - Cannot post PO–SES supplier invoice dated in closed MM period; ‘allow posting to previous period’ does not reach required month, SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

• Unable to post a supplier invoice dated in a closed MM period after the period was closed in the Close Periods app (MMPV).
• The invoice references a Purchase Order and a Service Entry Sheet (three-way match: PO–SES–Invoice), which blocks posting until the required MM period is open.
• The Allow Posting to Previous Period flag does not cover the required earlier month.
• Posting period validation shows the invoice date is not in the allowed list (for example, only the current period and a special period are allowed).

• Product: SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition
• Fiori UI for Invoice Verification (Public Cloud)

1. Open Create Supplier Invoice or Supplier Invoice Advanced.
2. Enter a supplier invoice with relevant date referencing a PO and Service Entry Sheet (three-way match).
3. Attempt to post the invoice and observe that the invoice date is not within the allowed posting periods.
4. Enable Allow Posting to Previous Period and retry; observe it only allows posting back to the immediately previous period and not to the period of the Invoice date.

• The inventory (materials) period in Public Cloud can move only forward; only the current and immediately previous periods remain open. Earlier periods cannot be reopened.
• The accounting period for an invoice is determined by the posting date, not the supplier’s invoice date, so for example, an April-dated invoice cannot post into April when April is closed.
• Invoice date and posting date are designed to differ: the invoice date drives payment terms and tax, while the posting date determines the accounting period.
• Inventory period control differs from accounting period control; accounting periods may be reopened by authorized finance users, inventory periods cannot.

1. Check whether an invoice already exists for the referenced PO (including automatically created documents). If found, do not create a duplicate; process against the existing invoice.
2. Verify the goods/service receipt is posted in an open month and that accounting posting periods are open for vendor postings in the current month.
3. Create the invoice keeping the supplier’s invoice date and set the posting date to a date in an open month (preferably the current month); then post.
4. Record an internal note explaining that the original month was closed and the posting date differs from the invoice date for audit traceability.
5. If an earlier payment exists (for example, a down payment), clear it against the newly posted invoice.
6. If cost recognition is required in the closed month, have an authorized finance user reopen the accounting period and post an accrual in that month; then post the supplier invoice in an open month and reverse the accrual to avoid double-counting.

• Refer to: Supplier Invoice Reversal not Possible Due to Closed MM Posting Period
• Refer to: Close Inventory Management Period
• Refer to: Opening and Closing Posting Periods
• Refer to: Apps for Supplier Invoices

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