How to generate invoice before the PGI.

[Former Member]

Hi,

As we all known, invoice always generated after Post Goods Issue. But if we request the system could generate the invoice before the PGI...

For example, after we received the pick confrm signal from 3rd party service provider, then the invoice is generated...

For above scenario, what kind of customrize should be done in the system to achieve it??

Thank you very much!!

[Lakshmipathi · Accepted solution]

Dear Hoo Laa

Yes it is possible.

Go to VTFL, for the combination of your delivery type and billing type, select your item category and against the field [Copying requirements] maintain routine 11.

This will allow you to create invoice b4 PGI.

thanks

G. Lakshmipathi

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Lakshmipathi,

When we go to the routines list of the Copying requirements in VTFL or any other say VTFF there r a number of requirnment routines present.

In this case u suggested Copying requirements as 11.

As a functional consultant how could we know which requirnment is ment for which scenerio.

There is no documentation avilable n utmost that we can do is have a look at the ABAP Coding.

Any pointers in this regard would be of immense help.

Best Regards,

Subbzz..

[Lakshmipathi · Accepted solution]

Dear Subbz

My suggestion is straight to the question what is asked; that is the possibility of creating invoice without doing PGI. I have shown a way that SAP has given a provision to do so.

If you want to know the implications of this, what I would request you is that based on the process what you are having presently, change the copy control, test a scenario and see how it works.

thanks

G. Lakshmipathi

[abishek_gubbi · Accepted solution]

Hi Ganesan,

This was also one of the customer requirement to do Billing before PGI, so changed the copy control to 11. But it did not work the way it intended to me. As system is still not allowing to create billing document before PGI. apart from this setting, is there any other parameter we need to change?

Regards,

Abishek

[Former Member]

Hi,

You can follow as what our friends suggested in above posts like by changing copy control routine from delivery to billing..

You can also follow order related billing where you can create billing without any delviery and later u can create delivery..

Regards

sankar

[Former Member]

hi

i already used copy requirement "11". it also work. But how can i control DN --> billing --> PGI --> the account document of billing generate after PGI done. Which mean if no PGI, the account document of billing not allowed to generate. pls advice.thanks

[Former Member]

Hi there,

Good question. We have implemented this in one of our project.

Standard SAP will not allow invoice documents to be generated before PGI.

But we can have a customized solution for this. We can define it as an output type for the delivery. Assign a print prog & form layout for the O/p type. Maintain the requirement routine sothat the O/p triggers only after picking, packing or after an event. Maintain condition records.

But pls do note that this invoice will not post any accounting entries as SAP doesnot allow any entry posting before PGI. It can be used just as a refernece like proforma invoice.

Hope this solution works for you.

Regards,

Sivanand

[Former Member]

Hi,

It is not adviseale to generate an invoive before PGI in a general scenario most of them will advise you to use a performa invoice.

But if you still want to use then Copying requirements maintain routine 11.

Regards

[Former Member]

Hi,

YOu can use the T.Code VTFL, Select your Invoice & sales order document type combination & maintain copy control for them. Thus you can create billing document depending on sales order.

But it is advisable to create billing document from delivery. or you can use proforma invoice

Thanks

Bidhu

[former_member204513]

Dear Hoo,

As per the standard you will be able to do the billing for the delivery after completion of the PGI only and it is advaisable also.

Billing before PGI will not advaisable.

Still if you want you have to do customisation with the help of ABAPer

Try to maintain the Copying routine in such way that in the copycontrol settings between Delivery and billing ,Transaction VTFL.

I hope it will help you,

Regards,

Murali.

Edited by: Murali Mohan.Tallapaneni on Aug 13, 2008 6:30 AM