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3805434 - Unable to add Custom fields to Balance Confirmation letter (FDP_FFO_BLCN_LTTR_SRV) — SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Symptom

  • Custom fields populated via a BAdI are not appearing in the Balance Confirmation letter (form FDP_FFO_BLCN_LTTR_SRV).
  • Within the BAdI, the fields are fetched and populated successfully, but the values are not reflected on the form output.
  • No error messages are shown.

Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Create custom fields under business context Accounting: Journal Entry Item or others using the Custom Fields app.
  2. Implement a BAdI to populate these custom fields and verify it runs successfully.
  3. Publish the custom fields and enable relevant form templates where possible.
  4. Generate the Balance Confirmation letter based on template FDP_FFO_BLCN_LTTR_SRV.
  5. Observe that the custom field values do not appear on the Balance Confirmation form output.

Cause

The Balance Confirmation letter (FDP_FFO_BLCN_LTTR_SRV) does not support custom fields. The form's data source FDP_FFO_BLCN_LTTR_SRV cannot be enabled via the Custom Fields app.

Resolution

If it's needed to add custom fields in Balance Confirmation form, submit your enhancement idea through Customer Influence website. Please select SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition, Finance to proceed.

See Also

KBA 0002963059 - How to Submit Feature Requests for SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Keywords

Balance Confirmation, FDP_FFO_BLCN_LTTR_SRV, custom fields, BAdI, Accounting: Journal Entry Item, ACDOCA, Adobe form, Output Management, correspondence, CDS views, I_JOURNALENTRYITEM, I_GLACCOUNTLINEITEMRAWDATA, not supported, enablement, feature request , KBA , FI-AR-AR-CR-2CL , Correspondence (Public Cloud) , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions