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3809198 - Net Due Date column empty before posting; date appears only after posting (SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition)

Symptom

  • The “Net Due date” column is empty when added to the invoice during scanning.
  • The due date is present on the invoice document but is not extracted.
  • The net due date becomes visible only after the invoice is posted.
  • Issue observed in the production system but not in the test system.
  • No error message is displayed.

Environment

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

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Add the “Net Due date” column to invoices while scanning incoming supplier invoices.
  2. Observe that the column remains empty although a due date exists on the invoice document.
  3. Post the invoice and observe that the net due date becomes visible only after posting.

Cause

  • The Net Due Date is calculated by design only upon/after posting, based on the baseline date plus net payment days from the assigned payment terms; before posting the column remains blank.
  • Payment Terms are missing on the invoice prior to posting; the scanner detected textual terms on the PDF but could not map them to a valid system payment-terms value, and a scanned date alone is not converted automatically to payment terms.

Resolution

  1. For each affected invoice, open the full edit view, go to the Payment tab, enter the correct Payment Terms, and verify the baseline date under normal review controls.
  2. Set a default Payment Terms value in the supplier master so future invoices inherit it automatically; confirm in your system whether this default flows through the automated scanning route.
  3. To prioritize invoices by approaching due date, post the invoices first, then open the posted supplier items app, add the Net Due Date column, and sort by it. Pre-posting worklists cannot be ranked by due date; this is a product limitation.
  4. If using Central Invoice Management, confirm due date visibility on your specific screens before relying on it; the standard supplier-invoice app shows due date on the Payment tab once terms are set.
  5. If reminders are needed, enable the standard due-date reminder for posted and blocked invoices; for other cases, regularly monitor the posted list sorted by Net Due Date.

See Also

Keywords

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Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions