Does BAPI_INTERNALORDER_CREATE require a company code?

[Former Member]

The company code is not a required field in transaction KOT2 for the order type we use; it's just an input field.

Through the GUI, transaction KO01 & KO02, I can create and maintain orders that have no company code.

However, when I try to create an order of the same type through the BAPI, I get the error F5 165 - Company code (blank) is not defined.

As a workaround, I'm thinking of creating the order with a dummy company code, then use a call transaction to KO02 to remove the dummy company code. But, of course, I'd like to get it right the first time via the BAPI, if possible.

The note 2525423 describes the reverse problem: how to make company code available (by setting it to an Input field). Other SCN posts about the BAPI always seem to include COMP_CODE.