PROCESS DIRECTOR 7.4 Service Pack 3

Release Notes

29 March 2017

This file contains important information about PROCESS DIRECTOR 7.4 Service Pack 3.


Contents

New features and improvements

Customer Orders

General functionality

Goods Receipts

Requisitions

Fixes with this release

Accounts Receivable

Customer Orders

Financial Postings

General functionality

Goods Receipts

Invoice Block/Cancelation

Master Data Maintenance

Payment Approvals

Requisitions

Web Application

Workflows


New features and improvements

  • Customer Orders

  • Message handling for duplicate sales orders

  • General functionality

  • Code uses new MM BAPIs

    SAP HANA and SAP S/4HANA compatible

    Code uses new goods movement transactions

    Report to check and modify document status

    Email search help for messages

    Simplified license model for Accounts Receivable and ZUGFeRD license added

  • Goods Receipts

  • Presets for goods receipt line items triggered when document created from purchase order

  • Requisitions

  • Code uses new MM BAPI

    Update of material group from master data

    Customer Orders

    Message handling for duplicate sales orders

    The duplicate check handling during the posting of sales documents has been enhanced such that if the "Maximum possible message type of check" parameter has been set to "Warning" and the user cancels the message viewer, the "Duplicate/Update handling" pop-up is displayed. (RSPDN5767)

    General functionality

    Code uses new MM BAPIs

    The code now uses the new MM BAPIs (BAPI_PO_GETDETAIL1).

    SAP HANA and SAP S/4HANA compatible

    PROCESS DIRECTOR now supports SAP HANA and the on-premise edition 1610 of SAP S/4HANA, including long material numbers.

    Code uses new goods movement transactions

    The code now uses the new goods movement transactions.

    Report to check and modify document status

    Using the new "/EBY/PDBO_DOC_STATUS_UPDATE" report, it is now possible to check and modify the status, substatus, and workflow status of any PROCESS DIRECTOR document.

    Email search help for messages

    A search help is now available for the "E-Mail Address"¯ field in the "Send message"¯ popup.

    Simplified license model for Accounts Receivable and ZUGFeRD license added

    The license key handling for Accounts Receivable has been simplified in that only the Payment Advice license key needs to be entered. Also, an activation license key has been added for the ZUGFeRD solutions.

    Goods Receipts

    Presets for goods receipt line items triggered when document created from purchase order

    Now, when a goods receipt is created from a posted purchase order document, the line item fields in the goods receipt are populated with the values specified in the preset settings.

    Requisitions

    Code uses new MM BAPI

    The PROCESS DIRECTOR code now uses the new MM BAPI. "BAPI_REQUISITION_GETDETAIL" has been replaced with "BAPI_PR_GETDETAIL".

    Update of material group from master data

    If the material number is entered in the purchase order, the material group is now automatically updated from the material master data.


    Fixes with this release

  • Accounts Receivable

  • Algorithm current due generates short dump in Web Application

    Wrong bank account value after posting payment advice

    Cleanup of "NN" document status value

    Error in send mail BAPI causes short dump

    Short dump if presets are active on item level

    Incorrect item status for Payment Approvals data in Electronic Bank Statement

    Incorrect clearing posting for Accounts Receivable documents

    Using "Perform" function for bank statement leads to entering optional additional posting lines twice

    Value from cell in item grid not transferred to search help input parameters

  • Customer Orders

  • Processing time in "KPI4" report miscalculated

  • Financial Postings

  • Accrual Report sets lock on company code, causing SAP payment run job to fail

    Duplicate posting of FI and FIC documents

    Reversing cross-company code postings

    Missing transaction codes for some FI and FIC programs

  • General functionality

  • Wrong order of transferred attachments

    Archiving of multiple attachments aborted after first unknown attachment encountered

    Automatic workflow start breaks the navigation to the previous document

    Performance issue when updating Worklist counters

    Collection calculation of line item values does not run correctly

    Concurrent update of messages

    Document split functionality does not copy archive links properly

    Menu data causes short dump

    Entry template search help: No results displayed in SAP GUI and incorrect labels in Web Application

    Performance problems on calling determination customizing with parameters

    Reception of PICI invoice data aborted

    Slow selection from "/eby/pdbo_trel" table

    System does not remember previously selected Worklist node

    Transfer of external GUIDs not possible

    Workflow actions too slow on updating documents having many lines

    VI and FI checks available for all process types

    Wrong number of documents displayed after sending document into workflow

    "/eby/cl_pdbo_evt_user_redirect" class causes short dump

    Incorrect labels for "DOC_DATA" field in view model

    Mandatory fields not being checked against field states, in display mode

  • Goods Receipts

  • "Add PO Items" popup has misleading buttons

    Finalizing a goods receipt document clears header data

    Reading locked entries from lock table does not work

  • Invoice Block/Cancelation

  • No authorization check for blocking and unblocking invoices

  • Master Data Maintenance

  • Not possible to create vendor with withholding tax

    On WORK CYCLE start, check action configured for G/L account data does not work

    Determination of IDOC type does not work with e.g. S/4HANA

    "Compare to SAP" function in Vendor Master bank account data

    Vendor and Customer Master difference between PROCESS DIRECTOR and SAP

    Vendor Master Data field not passed to SAP

    Incorrect bank name in vendor master data update request

  • Payment Approvals

  • Workflow actions too slow on updating documents having many lines

    Line Item Approval not working for Payment Approval process

    Payment block search help displays too many results

    Company code always changed in payment approval document

  • Requisitions

  • Incorrect conversion of document currency to local currency

    Creation of multiple SAP requisitions is not possible

    Error message in "/EBY/PDPO_UPDATE_PO_STATUS" report

    Duplicate document numbers due to missing authorization

    Search help not available for "PO document type" field

    "Received quantity" field not updated

    Incorrect net value when document contains free items

  • Web Application

  • Collection calculation of line item values does not run correctly

    Entry template search help: No results displayed in SAP GUI and incorrect labels in Web Application

    Worklist disappears in SSO MYSAPSSO2 scenario

    Application freezes while logging off

    Algorithm current due generates short dump in Web Application

    Use of apostrophe in "User" field not supported

    "Set Messages" BAdI not called

    "Add PO Items" popup has misleading buttons

    Issue with check boxes in line item list

    Multiple messages displayed on entering incorrect currency value

  • Workflows

  • Line Item Approval: Active substitute can see unassigned lines in display mode

    Line Item Approval: Passive substitute cannot access line items in edit mode

    No message that user is already assigned

    Substitute cannot approve documents in bulk

    On using the "Recall" function, dummy approver is assigned and displayed

    Missing French translations

    Substitutes not recognized as step recipients when they perform action from email

    Missing "to-be-done" activity in "/EBY/CL_PDWC_PROCESSOR->SET_APPROVED" call

    Enhancement of message-based exception handling for bulk actions

    Additional warning message during workflow activity results in bypass of mandatory note check

    Accounts Receivable

    Algorithm current due generates short dump in Web Application

    Resolved an error whereby in an accounts receivable document, when you used the algorithm current due in the Web Application, a short dump was generated in the background. (RSPDN5324)

    Wrong bank account value after posting payment advice

    Resolved an error whereby if a bank account was entered for an Accounts Receivable document, but only a payment advice was created because of a failed clearing posting, the bank account number was then incorrect.

    Cleanup of "NN" document status value

    Resolved an issue in which for Electronic Bank Statements, the "NN" status (New or ready for processing) was still available, even though it could not be set. This status has now been removed. (RSPDN2800)

    Error in send mail BAPI causes short dump

    Resolved an error in which when an email could not be sent by the BAPI, an exception was raised by the "/EBY/PDBO_EVT_SEND_MAIL" event class, which caused a short dump. (RSPDN5951)

    Short dump if presets are active on item level

    Resolved an error whereby when creating a new document, on loading the open item list with no customer or company code available, the presets active on the item level caused a short dump. (RSPDN5683)

    Incorrect item status for Payment Approvals data in Electronic Bank Statement

    Resolved an error in which when the clearing posting for an Electronic Bank Statement item was triggered from the Payment Approvals screen, the item status of the Payment Approvals data was incorrect. (RSPDN5757)

    Incorrect clearing posting for Accounts Receivable documents

    Resolved an error in which on creating clearing postings directly from Accounts Receivable documents, not all values were properly transferred to the clearing posting documents. (RSPDN6086)

    Using "Perform" function for bank statement leads to entering optional additional posting lines twice

    Resolved an error when on using the "Perform" function to get to the online transaction for the bank statement, you had to add optional additional posting line items twice. The first entry was ignored. (RSPDN6087)

    Value from cell in item grid not transferred to search help input parameters

    Resolved an error in which the value of a cell with search help on the item level was not transferred to the corresponding field in the input parameters of the search help. (RSPDN3120)

    Customer Orders

    Processing time in "KPI4" report miscalculated

    Resolved an error whereby when posting some documents, the "POST_SUCCESS" action was not stored in the "/EBY/PDBO_THDR" table, which caused the processing time in the "KPI4" report to be miscalculated. (RSPDN5485)

    Financial Postings

    Accrual Report sets lock on company code, causing SAP payment run job to fail

    Resolved an issue in which the Accrual Report set an exclusive lock on the company code in the "T001" table, causing other SAP programs (for example, SAP payment run) to fail. (RSPDN5790)

    Duplicate posting of FI and FIC documents

    Resolved an error whereby it was possible to post FI and FIC documents more than once. (RSPDN5614)

    Reversing cross-company code postings

    Resolved an error whereby when reversing documents that were posted in cross-company scenarios by using the posting interface, only the main company code posting was reversed. (RSPDN5361)

    Missing transaction codes for some FI and FIC programs

    Resolved an error in which the transaction codes for some reports in Financial Postings (FI and FIC) were missing. (RSPDN5598)

    General functionality

    Wrong order of transferred attachments

    Resolved an error whereby if multiple attachments were transferred at the same time, the order of the attachments in the list was wrong. (RSPDN5305).

    Archiving of multiple attachments aborted after first unknown attachment encountered

    Resolved an error whereby when multiple attachments were received, the archiving was aborted after the first not-configured MIME type was encountered. (RSPDN5356)

    Automatic workflow start breaks the navigation to the previous document

    Resolved an error in which if automatic workflow start after posting was active, the navigation action back to the previous document was broken and the user ended up in the document overview list. (RSPDN6186)

    Performance issue when updating Worklist counters

    Resolved a performance issue that occurred when updating Worklist counters. (RSPDN6065)

    Collection calculation of line item values does not run correctly

    Resolved an error whereby when there were header fields that required some calculation of values from the corresponding line items, that collection calculation did not run correctly.

    Concurrent update of messages

    Resolved an error whereby for some operations, an error occurred because two processes concurrently tried to update the messages of the same document. (RSPDN5350)

    Document split functionality does not copy archive links properly

    Resolved an error whereby when splitting documents, the archive links were not copied to all the resulting documents. (RSPDN5763)

    Menu data causes short dump

    Resolved an error whereby on starting the /EBY/PD transaction, reading the menu configuration caused a short dump. (RSPDN5984)

    Entry template search help: No results displayed in SAP GUI and incorrect labels in Web Application

    Resolved an error in which the entry template search help displayed no results in the SAP GUI and had incorrect field labels in the Web Application. (RSPDN5411)

    Performance problems on calling determination customizing with parameters

    Resolved the performance problems that occurred on calling the determination customizing transaction. (RSPDN6119)

    Reception of PICI invoice data aborted

    Resolved an error in which as a result of setting the wrong status, data transfer from PICI was aborted and error messages were displayed. (RSPDN6172)

    Slow selection from "/eby/pdbo_trel" table

    Resolved an error in which for high document volumes, selecting from the "/eby/pdbo_trel" table resulted in slow performance because of a missing database index. (RSPDN5905)

    System does not remember previously selected Worklist node

    Resolved an error whereby after restarting PROCESS DIRECTOR, for some nodes in the hierarchy, the system did not remember which Worklist node was previously selected. (RSPDN5539)

    Transfer of external GUIDs not possible

    Resolved an error in which creating sales orders with external GUIDS failed. (RSPDN5591)

    Workflow actions too slow on updating documents having many lines

    Resolved an error whereby updating documents with over 1000 lines took too much time, as a result of which workflow actions became very slow too. (RSPDN5642)

    VI and FI checks available for all process types

    Resolved an error whereby on using the F4 help, the "/EBY/CL_PDFI_EVT_CHK_CHECKTABL" and "/EBY/CL_PDVI_EVT_CHK_CHECKTABL" check classes were available for all process types, whereas they should not have been available at all. (RSPDN5808)

    Wrong number of documents displayed after sending document into workflow

    Resolved an error in which when a newly created document was sent into workflow, the number of documents displayed in the document overview list was incorrect. (RSPDN4272)

    "/eby/cl_pdbo_evt_user_redirect" class causes short dump

    Fixed an error whereby the "/eby/cl_pdbo_evt_user_redirect" class created a short dump. (RSPDN5562)

    Incorrect labels for "DOC_DATA" field in view model

    Resolved an issue in which for the MB environment, the "DOC_DATE" field in the view model had incorrect labels.

    Mandatory fields not being checked against field states, in display mode

    Resolved an error in which in the document overview list, in the display mode, the check for mandatory fields was not performed using the correct field states. (RSPDN5452)

    Goods Receipts

    "Add PO Items" popup has misleading buttons

    Resolved an error in which in the popup for entering purchase order item information to generate new lines in a goods receipt document, misleading buttons were available. (RSPDN6133)

    Finalizing a goods receipt document clears header data

    Resolved an error in which on using the finalize function to post a goods receipt document, some header information, like vendor and purchase order, was lost. (RSPDN5553)

    Reading locked entries from lock table does not work

    Resolved an error whereby the determination of locked entries from the lock table was not functioning. (RSPDN6030)

    Invoice Block/Cancelation

    No authorization check for blocking and unblocking invoices

    Resolved an error in which no authorization check was being performed for blocking and unblocking invoices. (RSPDN5672)

    Master Data Maintenance

    Not possible to create vendor with withholding tax

    Fixed an issue that resulted in error message F2187 "Required entry is missing in withholding tax area"¯ when posting a vendor master maintenance request for a vendor with withholding tax. (RSPDN3976)

    On WORK CYCLE start, check action configured for G/L account data does not work

    Resolved an error in which on starting WORK CYCLE, the check action configured for the G/L account data did not work. (RSPDN5785)

    Determination of IDOC type does not work with e.g. S/4HANA

    Resolved an error in which the determination of the IDOC type did not work with SAP S/4HANA.

    "Compare to SAP" function in Vendor Master bank account data

    Resolved an error whereby on comparing the bank account data between the SAP and PROCESS DIRECTOR documents, the SWIFT code was not compared correctly. (RSPDN5663)

    Vendor and Customer Master difference between PROCESS DIRECTOR and SAP

    Resolved an error in which if the reference vendor or customer number was populated in the PROCESS DIRECTOR popup when the user created a vendor or customer, the check for an initial vendor number was bypassed. (RSPDN5545)

    Vendor Master Data field not passed to SAP

    Resolved an error in which the "Tax Number" field was not passed to SAP when vendors were created or updated, which resulted in inconsistencies. (RSPDN5599)

    Incorrect bank name in vendor master data update request

    Resolved an error in which if a vendor had more than one bank account, and in different banks, a master data update request always used the bank name of only the first bank, for all the bank accounts. (RSPDN5585)

    Payment Approvals

    Workflow actions too slow on updating documents having many lines

    Resolved an error whereby updating documents with over 1000 lines took too much time, as a result of which workflow actions became very slow too. (RSPDN5642)

    Line Item Approval not working for Payment Approval process

    Resolved an error whereby Line Item Approval (LIA) did not work for the Payment Approval process. (RSPDN5817)

    Payment block search help displays too many results

    Resolved an error whereby on using the search help to display the payment blocks that are allowed for a payment proposal (when no payment blocks are actually allowed), all possible payment blocks were displayed, instead of an empty list. (RSPDN5567)

    Company code always changed in payment approval document

    Resolved an error whereby in a payment proposal that contains payments for multiple company codes, the company code values are changed each time the documents are reloaded. (RSPDN5506)

    Requisitions

    Incorrect conversion of document currency to local currency

    Resolved an error whereby if different local and document currencies were used, a conversion error resulted in an incorrect amount being displayed for the local currency. (RSPDN5370)

    Creation of multiple SAP requisitions is not possible

    Resolved an error whereby creating multiple SAP requisitions from one PROCESS DIRECTOR document was not possible. (RSPDN5383)

    Error message in "/EBY/PDPO_UPDATE_PO_STATUS" report

    Resolved an issue in which on running the "/EBY/PDPO_UPDATE_PO_STATUS" report, an error message was encountered. (RSPDN5693)

    Duplicate document numbers due to missing authorization

    Resolved an error whereby when an authorized user created a purchase order with a material number, the price simulation failed and the action was rolled back. This resulted in duplicate document numbers being created. (RSPDN5577)

    Search help not available for "PO document type" field

    Resolved an error in which in the Worklist selection screen, no search help was available for the "PO document type" field. (RSPDN5450)

    "Received quantity" field not updated

    Resolved an error in which the purchase order history in the Web Application, such as the received quantity, was not updated after a new goods receipt had been posted. (RSPDN5991)

    Incorrect net value when document contains free items

    Resolved an error in which before posting a document, the amount resulting from free items was also taken into account in the whole net value amount. (RSPDN6152)

    Web Application

    Collection calculation of line item values does not run correctly

    Resolved an error whereby when there were header fields that required some calculation of values from the corresponding line items, that collection calculation did not run correctly.

    Entry template search help: No results displayed in SAP GUI and incorrect labels in Web Application

    Resolved an error in which the entry template search help displayed no results in the SAP GUI and had incorrect field labels in the Web Application. (RSPDN5411)

    Worklist disappears in SSO MYSAPSSO2 scenario

    Resolved an error whereby in the SSO MYSAPSSO2 scenario, the Worklist disappeared.

    Application freezes while logging off

    Resolved an error in which when a user displayed documents in the IV node and then tried to log off, the application froze. This freeze was sometimes for a considerable period of time, if a lot of documents existed in the system. (RSPDN5954)

    Algorithm current due generates short dump in Web Application

    Resolved an error whereby in an accounts receivable document, when you used the algorithm current due in the Web Application, a short dump was generated in the background. (RSPDN5324)

    Use of apostrophe in "User" field not supported

    Resolved an error whereby user IDs that contained an apostrophe were not supported and resulted in a short dump. (RSPDN5875)

    "Set Messages" BAdI not called

    Resolved an issue in which the "Set Messages" BAdI was never called. (RSPDN5540)

    "Add PO Items" popup has misleading buttons

    Resolved an error in which in the popup for entering purchase order item information to generate new lines in a goods receipt document, misleading buttons were available. (RSPDN6133)

    Issue with check boxes in line item list

    Resolved an issue whereby when a document was sent into workflow and then recalled, the check boxes for selecting the items in the line item list were not displayed. (RSPDN5537)

    Multiple messages displayed on entering incorrect currency value

    Resolved an issue whereby when the user entered an incorrect value in the "Currency" field and tried to save the data and leave the document detail view, duplicate error messages were displayed multiple times. (RSPDN5371)

    Workflows

    Line Item Approval: Active substitute can see unassigned lines in display mode

    Resolved an error in which in Line Item Approval, an active substitute could also see unassigned line items in the display mode. (RSPDN5638)

    Line Item Approval: Passive substitute cannot access line items in edit mode

    Resolved an error in which in Line Item Approval, a passive substitute could not access (for approving) any line items in the edit mode. (RSPDN5640)

    No message that user is already assigned

    Resolved an error in which in the workflow assignment popup, no corresponding message is displayed for a user who has already been assigned. (RSPDN5456)

    Substitute cannot approve documents in bulk

    Fixed an error whereby active substitutes could not approve a bunch of documents in bulk. (RSPDN4302)

    On using the "Recall" function, dummy approver is assigned and displayed

    Resolved an issue whereby while using the “Recall” function, a dummy approver was assigned and displayed. (RSPDN5579)

    Missing French translations

    Resolved an error in which some standard messages had not been translated into French. (RSPDN5647)

    Substitutes not recognized as step recipients when they perform action from email

    Resolved an error whereby the substitutes of a workflow step recipient were not recognized as valid processors when they performed actions available in the email. (RSPDN5541)

    Missing "to-be-done" activity in "/EBY/CL_PDWC_PROCESSOR->SET_APPROVED" call

    Resolved an error whereby in the "/EBY/CL_PDWC_PROCESSOR->SET_APPROVED" call used in the BAdI that enables automatic approval, the "to-be-done" activity was missing. (RSPDN5387)

    Enhancement of message-based exception handling for bulk actions

    Resolved an error whereby the message-based exception handling configuration for bulk approve, reject, and forward actions resulted in the flow of action being broken and an error message being issued. (RSPDN5317)

    Additional warning message during workflow activity results in bypass of mandatory note check

    Resolved an error whereby when an additional warning message was displayed in the pop-up while sending a query or performing some other workflow activity (approving, rejecting, forwarding, replying), it was possible to bypass the mandatory note check. (RSPDN5348)