Fw: Slightly OT: Adding PO items to MM invoice from workflow

[Mike Pokraka]

Hi Viveka,
Thanks for at least confirming that we're not missing something simple - 
even though we've had a few knowledgeable people on this already.

Our planned interim solution is similar to your suggesion - to catch the 
'more than 8 items' as an outcome and route them to AP to enter manually 
(double ugh).

I can sense Jocelyn chirping in about putting in a development 
request... Once again I'm in that boat where I'm only at client for a 
few days, and client wants a solution now and could not be bothered to 
pursue this through into the next release. Frustrating.

Anyway, still hoping someone may have a sneaky hack.....

Thanks for your useful feedback,
Cheers
Mike

viveka.schwartz at implema.se wrote:
> ... we were also thinking of modifying the standard pop-up in which the 
> POs/items could be entered in MIR4 in order to add the page down function 
> so that more than 8 items could be entered in background via the BDC.
> However, my client decided to let the wf step fall over instead -  if more 
> than 8 items were needed to be entered - and then letting an A/P clerk 
> inserting the items instead (!).
> 
> I think requiring that SAP develops a BAPI for this would be the best way 
> for all customers, especially since there is already a BAPI for the 
> Creation occasion. 
> We tried to force through this development by requiring a full replacement 
> for the BDC possibility in the old transactions - also for invoices with 
> more than 8 items. But so far we've had no luck on this.
> 
> Regards
> Viveka
> 
> ----- Forwarded by Viveka Schwartz/Implema AB on 2005-11-21 18:56 -----
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> Hello Mike,
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> my client was told by OSS 1,5 years ago in 4.6C that there was no BAPI for 
> changing LIV invoice - only for creating invoices -  but they could 
> develop one if the customer was paying for it !
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> Regards
> Viveka
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> Hi Ramki,
> I was trying to keep it too simple... 4.7 / 620. MIR4 -> Edit -> Change
> The process:
> - Incoming invoice scanned and entered automatically using OCR.
> - If OCR cannot post invoice, it's parked & WF triggered
> - WF determines user and asks them which PO items this invoice is for
> - Done in custom popup with list of open PO items against vendor,
> - Client doesn't want MIR4 because this way is a) a simpler interface 
> and b) restricts header changes.
> 
> We have found BAPIs and functionality galore for CREATING invoices, but 
> not for changing them.... Adding items in this way seems not that 
> unusual a requirement, are we really alone?
> 
> Thanks
> Mike
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> workflow99 at aol.com wrote:
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>>Hi Mike,
>>
>>Is the Invoice parked/held before WF starts or is it being created in 
> 
> the WF? BTW, What release are you in? MIR4 is a display transaction in 
> 6.20.
> 
>>Best Regards,
>>Ramki Maley,
>>WF Developer - USCBP.
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Mike Pokraka <wug.replies at workflowconnections.com>
>>To: SAP Workflow Users' Group <sap-wug at mit.edu>
>>Sent: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 16:04:31 +0000
>>Subject: Slightly OT: Adding PO items to MM invoice from workflow
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>>Hi all, 
>>
>>Apologies for the slightly off-topic nature of the post, but after 
> 
> wrestling with this on and off for months we are clutching at straws that 
> someone may have implemented something similar. 
> 
>>The scenario is MM Inovice Verification, workflow goes to users to pick 
> 
> PO's and items to go onto an invoice. Users do not have MIR4 access, so WF 
> pops up a list to let users pick the PO's & items for the invoice. 
> 
>>The question/problem is how to add items onto a PO in background? We've 
> 
> gone through BADIs', BAPI's, OSS, SDN and various SAP sites, messed about 
> with MRM_* function modules (chaos!), at last resorting to writing a BDC 
> (ugh) which uses MIR4 - but only works for up to 8 items (there's no page 
> down in the PO selection popup from MIR4). 
> 
>>Has anyone implemented something to add more than 8 items onto a MM 
> 
> Invoice? Is there a secret function module or other hack to do this? 
> 
>>Any input appreciated, 
>>Cheers 
>>Mike 
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