GR Reversal happened before Goods Receipt

[Former Member]

Hi All,

Recently faced an issue from Business. Details mentioned below:

GRN of one PO with line item 4 with Qty.420 had been done on 4^th Jul 2016 and reversed on 15^th Jul 2016 in Maximo (another EAM Software). As the PO was in unreleased status on 4^th Jul 2016 in SAP the GRN failed at IDOC (refer attachment:PO not released screenshot) and GRN did not reflect in SAP. But the reversed GRN successfully passed IDOC and is reflecting in SAP which should not be passed as the GRN did not take place in SAP and also as 101 movement type did not not happen so 102 movement should fail .

I searched a lot on this but still could not figure out. Also SAP PI guy checking on it but no clue till date.

Please help.

[vijay2006ece]

Hi,

One observation from the given PO History screen shot is

101 movement posted first and after that 102 movement has been posted with earlier posting date (As 101 document number 5000049408 is lesser than 102 document number 5000049423).

But in general 102 document takes complete quantity of reference document which is 101 document, but it took partial quantity. Please check the case in testing system about the design.

[JL23]

102 only takes the entire receipt quantity if you cancel a material document, but you can also just change the movement type and create a new document with 102 movement like you do one with 101,  and this allows partial cancellations.

And in a BAPI you anyway specify all  data  as you can't execute MBST from it.

[Former Member]

It does not makes sense to POST idoc with 102 move type where 101 does not exists.

[JL23]

First of all it is not logical that a vendor knows about a purchase order which is not released, there is something fundamentally wrong if he got the order despite of an unreleased PO.

Without knowing the exact date and time when the IDOC for the receipt was posted and failed, and the date and time when the purchase order finally was released, and as well the date and time when the reversal came into the system it cannot be judged if there was something wrong.