3808410 - Price adjustment credit memo from SAP Ariba via 42K posts as standard credit memo instead of subsequent credit in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

• An Invoice Price Adjustment created in SAP Ariba (SAP Business Network) and transmitted via the 42K integration is created in SAP S/4HANA as a standard Credit Memo rather than a Subsequent Credit.
• During validation in SAP S/4HANA, only informational messages are displayed; no error message explains the behavior.
• Reported error text: "Error Encountered When Processing a Price Adjustment Credit Memo from SAP Ariba to SAP S/4HANA After Invoice Posting."

• Product: SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition
• Logistics Invoice Verification (Public Cloud)

1. Create a material Purchase Order in SAP S/4HANA and approve it so that it is transmitted to SAP Business Network.
2. In SAP Business Network, create an Order Confirmation for the PO.
3. In SAP S/4HANA, post the Goods Receipt against the PO.
4. In SAP Business Network, create and submit an invoice for the confirmed order.
5. In SAP S/4HANA, post the received supplier invoice.
6. In SAP Business Network, create a Line Item Credit Memo and select “Price Adjustment” as the credit memo type.
7. Enter a price adjustment amount (for example, -0.50) and submit the document.
8. In SAP S/4HANA, verify the posting; observe it is created as a standard Credit Memo instead of a Subsequent Credit.

• The 42K integration between SAP Business Network and SAP S/4HANA does not support Subsequent Debit/Credit document types.
• Consequently, a Line-Item Credit Memo flagged as a Price Adjustment is processed as a standard Credit Memo; no error is issued because this is a documented functional limitation.

1. Acknowledge that this is a current 42K integration limitation; it is not a defect in Logistics Invoice Verification.
2. If a true Subsequent Credit posting is required, post it manually in SAP S/4HANA using the Create Supplier Invoice app (F0842A) after receiving the supplier document.
3. Optionally evaluate an integration approach that supports subsequent debits/credits (for example, cXML-based), subject to project and architectural constraints.

• Refer to: Price adjustment debits and credits (SAP Business Network)
• Refer to: Details for Invoices (42K) – Supported types and restrictions
• Refer to: SAP Note 3240983 (component BNS-INT-ARI)
• Refer to: Create Supplier Invoice app (F0842A)

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