3805831 - Down Payment Variant Defaults to "Not Relevant" When Creating Sales Orders Using API_SALES_ORDER_SRV (Scope Item 7S7)

• When a sales order is created using the Sales Order A2X API (API_SALES_ORDER_SRV) with scope item 7S7, the Down Payment Variant at item billing defaults to Not Relevant for Advance Down Payment Processing.
• The API does not provide the Down Payment Variant as an input parameter; the value is derived from the system configuration.
• In the UI, the Down Payment Request requires a manual change in the referenced test step.

 S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

1. Create a sales order using API_SALES_ORDER_SRV under scope item 7S7 (Sell from Stock with Advanced Down Payment Processing).
2. Open the Billing Data of the sales order item and observe that the Down Payment Variant defaults to Not Relevant for Advance Down Payment Processing.
3. Check the API payload and observe that it does not provide a field to set the Down Payment Variant. In the UI, selecting Down Payment Request manually is required.

Advanced Down Payment Processing is not activated for item category TAN in SSCUI 103411 (Configure Item Categories). As a result, items with this item category are not recognized as relevant for Advanced Down Payment Processing, and the Down Payment Variant defaults to Not Relevant.

The Down Payment Variant is derived from the item category configuration and is not provided as an input through the A2X API.

To resolve the issue, perform the following configuration steps:

1. In Manage Your Solution, open Configure Your Solution.
2. Open Configure Item Categories (SSCUI 103411).
3. Select item category TAN and choose Details.
4. Enable Advanced Down Payment Processing for the item category.
5. Save and deploy the configuration.
6. If a custom sales order type or custom item category is used, ensure that the appropriate default item category is assigned in SSCUI 102807 (Assign Item Categories). Also, enable Advanced Down Payment Processing for the custom item category.

• Refer to: Activate Advanced Down Payment Processing for Item Category TAN (7S7)
• Refer to: KBA 3706855 – How to Activate Scope Item Sell from Stock with Down Payment Processing
• Refer to: Billing Plans for Advanced Down Payment Processing

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