how to avoid Invoice Split due to billing date, reference number and payment reference?

[former_member619724]

Hi,

In a scenario of delivery to invoice copying, we are facing issue of invoice split.

After analysing split, came to know that split happened because of different billing date, reference number and payment reference.

In VTFL we kept below fields blank at header level:

Assignment Number

Reference number

In VTFL we kept below setting at item level:

Copying requirements: 001 (this is a del related Pro-forma invoice)

Data VBRK/VBRP: 001 (Inv.split (sample))

Also in VF04, at "default" tab maintained billing date, but still system is splitting invoice.

Split analysis showing below results

Different billing date

Different reference number and

Different payment reference

Pls let me know how to avoind this split. Do we have to copy routine and do changes into it to avoid split.

Regards/Pravin

[christian_rosa]

Hello Pravin,

For a straight answer the scenario should be very detailed, debugging session assist a lot but
it is not possible to debug for you via forum.

If there are different Header fields or different header partners, then the split is justified. See the SAP note 11162. You just need to trace
where values come from in order they don't differ.

Note 1561427 contains precious information on structures, user-exits etc you can make use
for splits.

I recommend you get familiar with those notes find out the solution on the specific
fields involved.

Best Regards,
Christian Rosa

[former_member131691]

Hi Pravin

In the old thread below you will find the details of how to handle invoice splits.

http://scn.sap.com/thread/2038739

Basically as the system generates the billing document it first does the header and then
each item in turn. Some of the data from each item (See 11162) is transferred to the header
As there is only one header field if there is a difference at all in respect of any of the fields
outlined in the note. It will cause a split.

The way to avoid the split is to either set a common value using the item data transfer routine
or to clear the values that are causing the split.

Hope it helps you further
Kind regards

Brian 

[andrea_brusarestelletti]

Hello,

Also in VF04, at "default" tab maintained billing date, but still system is splitting invoice.
Split analysis showing below results
Different billing date
Different reference number and
Different payment reference

this doesn't seem to me standard behaviour (as it regards the billing date). Try the same with VF01: enter manually the billing date, the documents to invoice and press "Billing document overview";  if it keep on splitting according to the billing date, I guess that there's a user-exit during the creation of the invoice, which determines the invoicing date.

Check the following exit:

RV60AFZA

RV60AFZC

RV60AFZZ

Best regards,

Andrea

[Former Member]

Hi Pravin,

VBRK-ZUKRI  - "Comb.criteria" is the field to check for. To prevent a split, the fields that cause a split to occur can be modified within a data transfer routine to contain the same value. For example, two deliveries that contain different shipping conditions will split because the shipping conditions are copied to the invoice header (VBRK). If the field is cleared for each invoice, the split will no longer

occur.

Also refer sap note11162.

Thanks and Regards,

Sharan