How to Generate Invoice but not post to Accounting

[krishnannarayanan_nampoot]

There is a requirement where user wants to decide during invoice creation if the invoice should be released to accounting or not.

The only way to prevent generation of accounting document as I know is by checking 'Posting Block' at Billing Document Type config.

But that then applies to all billing documents and none will be released to accounting.

If I use Billing block, it will prevent invoice generation itself.

Is there a way where we can decide to raise an invoice but not pass it to accounting? i.e. by default all billing documents will be released to accounting but user can prevent it from being release to accounting selectively... is this possible without any enhancement?

Thanks.

[moazzam_ali · Accepted solution]

Is there a way where we can decide to raise an invoice but not pass it to accounting? i.e. by default all billing documents will be released to accounting but user can prevent it from being release to accounting selectively... is this possible without any enhancement?

No this is not possible without modification and even with modification it will be complicated.

One alternative is that change the account assignment group of invoice in VF01 and enter some account assignment group which is not assigned in VKOA. With this system will save SD invoice without accounting document and will give you message that no accounting document generated. When you want to release just enter the correct account assignment group. May be this is funny and silly solution but it will work for you

Thank$

[krishnannarayanan_nampoot]

Thanks !.. I am right now doing these kind of things to prevent release to accounting.. .however that could not be a solution to advise to user where it is a day-to-day requirement.

Hence just made sure that I am not missing any SAP standard option before reverting with any enhancement option. Thanks for the inputs Sharan and Moazzam.

[moazzam_ali]

I just gave this idea to you for your own understanding. Don't give this kind of solution to client.

Thank$

[krishnannarayanan_nampoot]

Yes, of course

[former_member187610]

Hi Krishna,

You are correct that in VOFA transaction, you have to select the billing type and enable the posting block. But it doesn't prevent you from creation of Invoice document. The accounting document will get generated only after pressing the release flag.

To release a document to accounting T-code to use is VFX3.

Regards,

Sharan