External Nummer Range for Billing Documents

[former_member575032]

Dear community, 

is it possible to have External nummer range for Billing documents? We have a requirement as the billing is created externally and sent to Cloud. However the number range is set up by Billing types which are all default in the Cloud. 

Do you know a why to enable a external number range for Billing documents?

Thanks for your support. 

[Sai_Kasturi · Accepted solution]

Hi Mustafa,

Your understanding is correct. Number range assignment is currently defaulted for billing types and cannot be changed in SSCUI configuration. However......with 1905 -

Flexible billing document numbering has been introduced. With this, uou can use the filter-enabled Business Add-In (BAdI) SD_BIL_FLEX_NUMBERING to allocate newly created billing documents of a given billing document type to one of several number range intervals. This enables a flexible allocation of billing documents to number range intervals that is dependent on one or more attributes (header fields) of the billing document that is to be created.

The document number of the new billing document is then drawn from the number range interval that the custom logic has determined. The custom logic in the BAdI method determines the correct number range interval for a given billing document by evaluating whether specific billing document header fields satisfy certain conditions that you must specify when implementing the BAdI.

Depending on the result of the evaluation, the system then creates the new billing document number in the number range interval that you have specified to be appropriate for the situation.

Thanks

Sai

[former_member609863]

Have you considered storing the external document number within the billing document as a reference document number, and/or utilising the Billing Document Request functionality?

[former_member575032]

Hi Simon,

as my knowledge, the billing Document Request comes from an Order. However in our case, the invoice is already created in an external system and we need to integrate with Finance therefore the invoice should be created as well in Cloud.

maybe, you can give some detail about your proposal.

very appreciated.

[former_member609863]

mustafa.gueltekin Hi there,

No the BDR is not created with reference to an order, take a look at the scope item 2AP (in best practice explorer):

https://rapid.sap.com/bp/#/browse/categories/sap_s%254hana/areas/cloud/packageversions/BP_CLD_ENTPR/....

This shows the process, where the source system is the SAP Subscription Billing, however I assume you can call the integration from another source.

Depending on your business process (how many you're creating) you can also create the BDR via an excel upload.

Kind regards

Simon

[former_member575032]

Thanks smnkingston1 for your feedback.

Now I got it as you are talking about the External Billing Document Request. I need to have a look at it as the External System is not SAP system but a 3 Party developed system where the Invoice is created initially.

Regards

Mustafa

[former_member132363]

Create Billing Documents

Searching for Items in the Billing Due List. You can search for items in the billing due list as follows: Search using basic filters. You can filter by document number ?...

https://fioriappslibrary.hana.ondemand.com/sap/fix/externalViewer/#/detail/Apps('F0798')/S11OP

Billing Document Request

You can display the following: General billing document attributes (such as billing type and date, document status, incoterms, and more) and contextual?...

https://fioriappslibrary.hana.ondemand.com/sap/fix/externalViewer/#/detail/Apps('F2337')/S10OP

Display Billing Document, Display Billing Documents

This app is an SAP GUI for HTML transaction. These transactions are available in the SAP Fiori theme to support a seamless user experience in the SAP Fiori?...

https://fioriappslibrary.hana.ondemand.com/sap/fix/externalViewer/#/detail/Apps('VF03')/S11OP

[former_member132363]

Create Billing Documents

Searching for Items in the Billing Due List. You can search for items in the billing due list as follows: Search using basic filters. You can filter by document number ?...

https://fioriappslibrary.hana.ondemand.com/sap/fix/externalViewer/#/detail/Apps('F0798')/S11OP

Billing Document Request

You can display the following: General billing document attributes (such as billing type and date, document status, incoterms, and more) and contextual?...

https://fioriappslibrary.hana.ondemand.com/sap/fix/externalViewer/#/detail/Apps('F2337')/S10OP

Display Billing Document, Display Billing Documents

This app is an SAP GUI for HTML transaction. These transactions are available in the SAP Fiori theme to support a seamless user experience in the SAP Fiori?...

https://fioriappslibrary.hana.ondemand.com/sap/fix/externalViewer/#/detail/Apps('VF03')/S11OP