Copy Control: Billing to Billing

[Former Member]

Dear Experts

SAP Delivers copy control between Billing documents to Billing Documents. In what scenarios is this useful ?

Could you elaborate with examples?

Regards

SDC

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

When a credit memo/ Debit Memo is to be created with reference to billing document.

Cheers

Prashant

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

That raises the question as to why a credit memo request document is needed ?

Then all credit memos can be created with ref to Billing Documents without the need of a prior credit memo request?

Regards

SDC

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

We can even rectify wrong values in a credit memo req. And infact, a credit memo created directly with ref to invoice does not allow rectification of values.

Why is there a direct flow between invoice and credit memo document?

What role does have a credit memo request have in sales process?

Regards

SDC

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Not all credit memos are created with ref to Billing docs as,sometimes the business needs

to check the credit memo by a authorized person.

Credit memo request is created exactly for this purpose.

After creating a Credit memo request ,a billing block is set ,which is removed by a authorised

person after checking the request.A credit memo is later created from this.

Thanks,

Umesh.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

A credit memo created with ref to an invoice cannot be changed in item qty or price

Then how is this different from a cancellation invoice?

(Doesnt a cancellation invoice perform the same function like a credit memo created directly with ref to invoice)

Regards

SDC

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi SD Consultant,

No .Cancellation Invoice is NOT the same as a Credit memo.

A Credit memo is created when you (the company in SAP system) want to pay the Customer.

whereas a Cancellation Invoice is made to Nullify the existing Invoice,if u made a Invoice by mistake.

Also Invoice is billing doc when u bill the customer and expect the payment.

Hope u get the difference.

Thanks,

Umesh.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks Umesh

[Former Member]

Hi,

Copy control from Billing to Billing doc is used for following scenarios:

1) Creation of Debit Memo/Credit Memo from Invoices.

2) Cancellation Invoice from Invoice.

3) Invoice correction from Invoice.

Thanks,

Umesh Karane.

[Former Member]

Hi,

Billing to billing will be usefuls when you are creating a credit/debit memo with reference to a billing document. So at this point of time billing to billing copy controls are used from the standard SAP system.

[Lakshmipathi]

Dear SD Consultant

If you would like to give credit note to your customer in reference to your original billing document, in that case, this is useful.

thanks

G. Lakshmipathi

[former_member183879]

Hi,

This may be helpful in creating credits and debits with reference to the invoice to rectify the wrong values in the invoice.

However this kind of process/documetn flow is rarely used. We always go for Credit or Debit memo requests from invoice instead of creating directly the invoice documents.

Even enabling invoice to invoice coyp control is not advisable.