31 March 2017
This file contains important information about PROCESS DIRECTOR Accounts Payable 7.5 Service Pack 1.
Email search help for messages
Adding several entries in "/COCKPIT/C13_DEACT"
SAP HANA and SAP S/4HANA compatible
"/COCKPIT/REPETITOR" report can define maximum number of documents processed per run
Enhanced flexibility in the "/COCKPIT/SARA_WRITE" report
Improved performance of mandatory field check
Gross amount not calculated on importing P-Card files
Support of long material numbers
Transfer documents to local Umbrella system
Display next document after releasing workflow
Sending workflow emails to locked substitutes
The code now uses the new MM BAPIs (BAPI_PO_GETDETAIL1).
Email search help for messages
A search help is now available for the "E-Mail Address" field in the "Send message" popup.
Adding several entries in "/COCKPIT/C13_DEACT"
Users can now add several entries in the "/COCKPIT/C13_DEACT" transaction.
SAP HANA and SAP S/4HANA compatible
PROCESS DIRECTOR Accounts Payable now supports SAP HANA and the on-premise edition 1610 of SAP S/4HANA, including long material numbers. (EMEIC2790)
"/COCKPIT/REPETITOR" report can define maximum number of documents processed per run
The "/COCKPIT/REPETITOR" report is now more flexible in that it can define the maximum number of documents processed per run.
Enhanced flexibility in the "/COCKPIT/SARA_WRITE" report
The "/COCKPIT/SARA_WRITE" report has been enhanced to be more flexible in the maximum number of documents processed in each run.
Using the new "/COCKPIT/SAP_DOC_IMPORT" program, it is now possible to import several SAP invoices at the same time.
When you now navigate from an Accounts Payable document to PROCESS DIRECTOR and back, the document is refreshed and its status is automatically updated.
Improved performance of mandatory field check
The performance of the mandatory field check has now been improved in that the "DD07V" table is buffered and read only once for each mandatory field in the "/COCKPIT/MAND_FIELD_CHECK" function module. (EMEIC2846)
Gross amount not calculated on importing P-Card files
By using the new "Force calculation" parameter when importing P-Card files, it is now possible to enforce automatic calculation even though the "GROSS_AMOUNT", "NET_AMOUNT", "SHKZG", and "INVOICE_IND" fields are used in the mapping. (EMEIC2837)
Support of long material numbers
Long material numbers are now supported.
Transfer documents to local Umbrella system
Documents can now be transferred to the local Umbrella system. (RSPDN5560)
Display next document after releasing workflow
In the "pdweb-app.properties" configuration file, a new "pdap_goto_next_doc_approve" parameter now allows you to configure if when the user leaves the document detail view, the next available document is automatically displayed, instead of the document overview list.
Sending workflow emails to locked substitutes
It is now possible to configure whether workflow emails should be sent to locked substitutes or not.
Docking size of invoice image not retained
Partner bank type 000 not transferred during posting
"COLLECT_OVERFLOW_TYPE_P" short dump in item proposal
Nota Fiscal update function module does not correctly handle old 5-character format
New tax mapping for Nota Fiscal documents
Search help ignores "Partner Bank Type" field of Payee
Counter in "/COCKPIT/API_DATA_DELETE_FINAL" does not reset
Invoice reduction ignores user print options
Parameter not set in /COCKPIT/API_MIRO_CALL
Button for item proposal not displayed correctly in German
Error message (AM053) on check or post action
Runtime error upon item proposal for POs with large GR/IR history
Error message displayed if invoice posted against PO with Service Entry
Wrong VAT due date taken if VATDATE field is empty
All fields in "/COCKPIT/C55" should be editable
German labels displayed in English user interface
Posting date incorrectly set as translation date
Standard code does not take document type into consideration for duplicates
All multi-account assignment lines changed
Additional fields not editable in "Fast Entry" transaction (/COCKPIT/3)
Accrual Report excludes FI documents with no account lines
EMEIC2762 results in double entry in audit trail
Value of "Functional Area" field not displayed from purchase order
Transfer of MM document with PO assigned results in too many entries in tax table
Possible to propose purchase order items even though field status is set to "display only"
Assignment number missing in "FB01" and "FB60"
Item proposal for service purchase order with "Distribution by Amount" in multi-account assignment
Rejection indicator changes on adding attachment when sending message
Incorrect format for "WBS Element" in Accrual Reports
Message informing about locked state of a document is not accurate
Deactivating User Exits is possible for only the current user
Attachments not available in SAP standard if automatic parking is used
Determination process for tax and tax jurisdiction codes
Incorrect multi-account assignment for PO with invoice plan
Accrual Report not displaying WBS Element from purchase order
Incorrect behavior of check follow-up flags on header level
Item proposal replaces tax code from User Exit 46
Tax rate missing after transfer
Line item text missing on using item proposal
Message about missing barcode displayed, even though barcode setting is not active
Purchase order number not populated if line item has PO item number
Shortcut for running new item proposal
ISR fields not displayed on deleting their values
Importing reversed documents with invoice reduction
Document type not transferred to "FB60"
Compatibility problems because of "/EBY/RFC" interface changes
Incorrect mapping of item net amount from Ariba to PROCESS DIRECTOR Accounts Payable
Very restrictive mandatory note check on bulk workflow start
"Functional Area" field not populated
Item proposal duplicates lines for delivery note and entry sheet reference
Line item text missing on using item proposal
Accrual Report: Item purchase order number ignored when adding items
Tax jurisdiction code removed after posting via BAPI
Calculating tax with "XTX" parameter ID and value of "x"
Search help for "Payment terms" field not available
Incorrect determination of payment terms
Misleading error message for permitted bulk actions
Failed withholding tax import from cluster table inside "/COCKPIT/IMPORT_WHT"
Reversal reason description is not cleared
/COCKPIT/WC_GLOBALS_GET for User Exits does not return correct value
Collection calculation of line item values does not run correctly
For "All recipients must process" step, only assignment of last approver works
Cannot create invoice without vendor
Invalid data in header fields due to missing validation checks
Adding notes, irrespective of being current workflow processor or not
Performance issue in user search help
"Characteristic value of status" setting does not work for workflow document field status
Invalid user can be workflow processor
Wrong language for some settings in "/cockpit/wi4"
Incorrect translation for workflow name/workflow step name in background notification emails
Unauthorized workflow processor can set or delete follow-up flags
New WORK CYCLE users cannot be created because of EMEIC2725
Document posted without additional check after approval
Incorrect SAP GUI selection screen in WORK CYCLE history
General text formatting tags ignored in workflow emails
Evaluation of configurable workflow step conditions
Key fields not added in /COCKPIT/WI11 transaction
Workflow history does not show all the documents of a user
Performance issue in user search help
Sending emails to locked substitutes
Invalid user can be workflow processor
Wrong account assignment data displayed for items in item approval workflow
Very restrictive mandatory note check on bulk workflow start
Workflow note format after upgrading to SAP HANA
Incorrect translation for workflow name/workflow step name in background notification emails
No account check in "/COCKPIT/WC" transaction before workflow approval
Docking size of invoice image not retained
Resolved an issue whereby when a user displayed and resized an invoice image, it did not retain its docked size on moving on to the next document that had an invoice image. (EMEIC2843)
Partner bank type 000 not transferred during posting
Resolved an error in which the partner bank type value of 000 was not transferred during posting. (EMEIC2798)
"COLLECT_OVERFLOW_TYPE_P" short dump in item proposal
Resolved an issue in which if a purchase order had many goods receipts and account assignments, a short dump (COLLECT_OVERFLOW_TYPE_P) occurred during item proposal. (EMEIC2870)
Nota Fiscal update function module does not correctly handle old 5-character format
Resolved an error in which for Nota Fiscal documents, the "/COCKPIT/NOTA_FISCAL_REF_UPD" update function module did not correctly handle the old 5-character format. (EMEIC2830)
New tax mapping for Nota Fiscal documents
Resolved an error in which for Nota Fiscal documents, it was not possible to perform a full mapping between the tax and item tables. Also, the tax check now includes a tolerance of 0.01. (EMEIC2810)
Search help ignores "Partner Bank Type" field of Payee
Resolved an issue whereby if the "Payee" field was filled in, the search help for the "Partner Bank Type" field displayed the partner bank types relevant to the vendor, instead of those relevant to the payee. (EMEIC2817)
Counter in "/COCKPIT/API_DATA_DELETE_FINAL" does not reset
Resolved an issue in which in the "/COCKPIT/API_DATA_DELETE_FINAL" transaction, the counter did not reset after reaching 100 documents. (EMEIC2851)
Invoice reduction ignores user print options
Resolved an issue whereby while using invoice reduction, the SAP spool ignored the "Output immediately" and "Delete after output" print options. (EMEIC2808)
Parameter not set in /COCKPIT/API_MIRO_CALL
Resolved an issue whereby the "CTU_PARAMS-NOBINPT" parameter was not set in the /COCKPIT/API_MIRO_CALL function. (EMEIC2802)
Button for item proposal not displayed correctly in German
Resolved an issue whereby the button for item proposal was not displayed correctly in German.
Error message (AM053) on check or post action
Resolved an issue whereby the "Specify either address number or address handle" (AM053) error message was displayed on checking or posting a document. This did not allow any further processing of the document. (EMEIC2787)
Runtime error upon item proposal for POs with large GR/IR history
Resolved an issue whereby a runtime error (short dump) occurred upon item proposal for POs with large goods receipt/invoice receipt histories. (EMEIC2785)
Error message displayed if invoice posted against PO with Service Entry
Resolved an issue whereby an error message was displayed if an invoice was posted against a purchase order with a Service Entry. (EMEIC2781)
Resolved an issue in which when entries were created in the "TOA01" transaction without any archive document ID, and in some cases, without any archive ID, incorrect archive entries were created. (EMEIC2869)
Wrong VAT due date taken if VATDATE field is empty
Resolved an issue in which if the VAT due date did not exist, the incorrect VAT date was used because it was taken from the previously posted document. (EMEIC2878)
All fields in "/COCKPIT/C55" should be editable
Resolved an error in which if a field was maintained in the field state of display only, it had the same state in the "/COCKPIT/C55" (Fast Entry) transaction too. This was incorrect because all the fields maintained in the "/COCKPIT/C55" transaction need to be editable. (EMEIC2868)
German labels displayed in English user interface
Resolved an error that occurred when users who had selected English during logging in, had several labels displayed in German in the user interface.
Posting date incorrectly set as translation date
Resolved an error in which the posting date was incorrectly used as the translation date for planned delivery costs. (EMEIC2871)
Standard code does not take document type into consideration for duplicates
For country code Argentina, if the document types are different, you are allowed to post two documents with the same reference number.
However, the system did not previously take the document type into consideration for duplicates, which resulted in duplicate documents getting posted. This issue has now been resolved. (EMEIC2875)
All multi-account assignment lines changed
Resolved an error whereby even if a change was made for only one invoice item, the multi-account assignment lines for all the items were changed. (EMEIC2861)
Additional fields not editable in "Fast Entry" transaction (/COCKPIT/3)
Resolved an error whereby the additional fields were not editable in the "Fast Entry" transaction (/COCKPIT/3). (EMEIC2862)
Accrual Report excludes FI documents with no account lines
Resolved an error whereby the Accrual Report excluded the FI documents that had no account lines. (RSPDN5848)
EMEIC2762 results in double entry in audit trail
Resolved an issue in which after implementing EMEIC2762, the system duplicated the audit log messages related to the PROCESS DIRECTOR Accounts Payable document update from the SAP document. (EMEIC2848)
Value of "Functional Area" field not displayed from purchase order
Resolved an issue in which in the "Account Assignment for PO item" popup, the value of the "Functional Area" field was not displayed from the purchase order. (EMEIC2855)
Transfer of MM document with PO assigned results in too many entries in tax table
Resolved an issue in which during the transfer of an MM document that had a PO assigned, additional tax lines were added to the tax table (on the header). Those lines had the tax codes from the PO items, and the tax codes were different from the tax codes that were transferred as the original ones in the tax table. (EMEIC2854)
Possible to propose purchase order items even though field status is set to "display only"
Resolved an issue in which for posted and non-posted invoices in workflow, it was possible to propose purchase order items, as well as assign the line items, even though the field status had been set to "Display invoice items only" in the "/COCKPIT/C23" transaction. In addition, it was not possible to select and sort items and accounts in the display mode. (EMEIC2860)
Assignment number missing in "FB01" and "FB60"
Resolved an issue in which the value of the assignment number (ALLOC_NMBR) value was missing from the batch input in the "FB01" and "FB60" transactions. (EMEIC2849)
Item proposal for service purchase order with "Distribution by Amount" in multi-account assignment
Resolved an issue in which if a service purchase order had "Distribution by Amount" in its multi-account assignment, then the item proposal function did not work for that purchase order. (EMEIC2859)
Resolved an issue in which while transferring INVOICES COLLECTOR invoices, although the invoice image could not be archived, the corresponding PROCESS DIRECTOR Accounts Payable documents were still created, and no error message was displayed. (EMEIC2856)
Rejection indicator changes on adding attachment when sending message
Resolved an issue in which on adding an attachment when sending a message, the "Reject document" check box changed its behavior. (EMEIC2844)
Incorrect format for "WBS Element" in Accrual Reports
Resolved an error whereby the "WBS Element" was displayed in an incorrect format in Accrual Reports. (RSPDN5674)
Message informing about locked state of a document is not accurate
Resolved an error in which the message displayed for providing information about the locked state of a document was not accurate. (EMEIC2832)
Deactivating User Exits is possible for only the current user
Resolved an issue whereby when deactivating User Exits, a processor different from the current user could be entered, which resulted in an error message. (EMEIC2834)
Attachments not available in SAP standard if automatic parking is used
Resolved an issue in which if the automatic parking function was used, attachments were not available in the SAP standard. (EMEIC2842)
Determination process for tax and tax jurisdiction codes
Resolved an error in which the determination process for the tax and tax jurisdiction codes did not stop even when all the codes had been determined. (EMEIC2896)
Incorrect multi-account assignment for PO with invoice plan
Resolved an issue in which for a PO with an invoice plan, the multi-account assignment was incorrect. (EMEIC2825)
Accrual Report not displaying WBS Element from purchase order
Resolved an issue whereby the Accrual Report did not display the WBS Element information from the purchase order items. (RSPDN5622)
Incorrect behavior of check follow-up flags on header level
Resolved an issue in which the behavior of the check follow-up flags on the header level was not functioning correctly. (EMEIC2823)
Item proposal replaces tax code from User Exit 46
Resolved an issue in which the item proposal function always replaced the tax code from User Exit 46. (EMEIC2833)
Tax rate missing after transfer
Resolved an issue in which after an invoice had been transferred to PROCESS DIRECTOR Accounts Payable, the tax rate was missing. (EMEIC2820)
Line item text missing on using item proposal
Resolved an issue whereby when line item proposal was used, the purchase order data displayed the wrong short text field. (EMEIC2786)
Resolved an issue in which the "REJ_REASON_ID" field was missing in the "/COCKPIT/SHDR_EXT" structure and could not be mapped from INVOICES to PROCESS DIRECTOR Accounts Payable. (EMEIC2812)
Message about missing barcode displayed, even though barcode setting is not active
Resolved an issue whereby after the reversal of cross-company code documents, a barcode-related error message was displayed, even though the barcode setting had not been activated. (EMEIC2819)
Purchase order number not populated if line item has PO item number
Resolved an issue whereby when a line item had the PO item number and the "item proposal" functionality was used, the purchase order number was not populated in the resulting item proposal popup. (EMEIC2827)
Shortcut for running new item proposal
Resolved an issue whereby the shortcut for running the new item proposal was changed from the F8 key to the Enter key. It has now been changed back to F8, which is the SAP standard. (EMEIC2827)
ISR fields not displayed on deleting their values
Resolved an issue in which deleting the values in the "ISR Reference" and "ISR Number" fields resulted in the fields themselves being completely deleted from the GUI. (EMEIC2811)
Importing reversed documents with invoice reduction
Resolved an issue in which on importing a reversed document with invoice reduction, the system displayed a balance. This was caused by incorrect values in the debit or credit indicator and the posting key. (EMEIC2814)
Document type not transferred to "FB60"
Resolved an issue in which if the document type was manually changed and was different from the default document type maintained in the "T003D" table, it was not correctly transferred to the "FB60" transaction during the "Perform" action. The standard document type was displayed instead. (EMEIC2809)
Compatibility problems because of "/EBY/RFC" interface changes
Resolved an error whereby the change in the "/EBY/RFC" interface resulted in compatibility problems between PROCESS DIRECTOR and PROCESS DIRECTOR Accounts Payable.
Resolved an error whereby when the "Fill corporate group ID from Company Code" check box was not selected, duplicate entries were created in the output files of the "MD Export" program, for vendor and vendor bank data. (EMEIC2796)
Incorrect mapping of item net amount from Ariba to PROCESS DIRECTOR Accounts Payable
Resolved an error whereby the net amount in the line item was incorrectly mapped from Ariba to PROCESS DIRECTOR Accounts Payable. (EMEIC2797)
Very restrictive mandatory note check on bulk workflow start
Resolved an error whereby the mandatory note check on the starting of bulk workflows was too restrictive. (EMEIC2801)
"Functional Area" field not populated
Resolved an issue whereby for Purchase Order account assignments, the "Functional Area" field was not populated if its value was longer than 4 characters. (EMEIC2800)
Item proposal duplicates lines for delivery note and entry sheet reference
Resolved an issue in which if both the delivery note number and entry sheet references were in the item proposal popup, the proposal function duplicated those lines. (EMEIC2799)
Line item text missing on using item proposal
Resolved an error whereby on using line item proposal in the "/COCKPIT/1" transaction, the item text from the purchase order was not taken into account. (EMEIC2786)
Accrual Report: Item purchase order number ignored when adding items
Resolved an error whereby the Accrual Report displayed incorrect information about items in documents that had more than one purchase order document assigned. (RSPDN5297)
Tax jurisdiction code removed after posting via BAPI
Resolved an issue whereby after posting an invoice via the BAPI, the document's tax segment was updated, which rearranged the sorting of the tax lines and also resulted in the tax jurisdiction code being removed. (EMEIC2784)
Calculating tax with "XTX" parameter ID and value of "x"
Resolved an issue in which the option for calculating the tax, using the "XTX" parameter ID and a value of "x", was not functioning as in the standard SAP "MIRO" or "FB60" transaction. (EMEIC2779)
Search help for "Payment terms" field not available
Resolved an issue whereby in the "Terms of payment from SAP" pane, the search help for the "Payment terms" field was not available. (EMEIC2853)
Incorrect determination of payment terms
Resolved an issue whereby if a purchase order had no payment term, but had the due date and discount percentage entered in their respective fields, MIRO displayed all that information correctly, but PROCESS DIRECTOR Accounts Payable did not. (EMEIC2792)
Misleading error message for permitted bulk actions
Resolved an issue whereby for actions that are allowed to be performed on multiple documents, an incorrect error message stating that only a single entry should be selected, was displayed. (EMEIC2791)
Failed withholding tax import from cluster table inside "/COCKPIT/IMPORT_WHT"
Resolved an issue in which the importing of the withholding tax from the cluster table inside the "/COCKPIT/IMPORT_WHT" transaction failed. (EMEIC2783)
Reversal reason description is not cleared
Resolved an issue whereby the description that was populated on entering the reversal reason was not cleared even on reopening the reversal dialog. (EMEIC2822)
A number of ABAP security issues have been fixed.
/COCKPIT/WC_GLOBALS_GET for User Exits does not return correct value
Resolved an issue whereby for User Exits, it was not possible to identify the current user when more than one user had been assigned to a workflow step. (EMEIC2836)
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. (RSPDN6013)
For "All recipients must process" step, only assignment of last approver works
Resolved an issue whereby for the "All recipients must process" step, only the assignment of the last approver was taken into account. (EMEIC2841)
Cannot create invoice without vendor
Resolved an issue in which because of EMEIC2611, it was not possible to create an invoice without a vendor. (EMEIC2803)
Invalid data in header fields due to missing validation checks
Resolved an error whereby missing validation checks allowed a user to enter invalid data in the header fields. (EMEIC2806)
Adding notes, irrespective of being current workflow processor or not
Resolved an issue in which only the current processor could add notes to a document in workflow.
Performance issue in user search help
Resolved performance issues in the user search help. (EMEIC2815)
"Characteristic value of status" setting does not work for workflow document field status
Resolved an issue in which when the header, item, and account structures in the field status were set to read-only in the "/COCKPIT/C23" transaction, it was not possible to go to the change mode in WORK CYCLE and modify the corresponding excluded fields. (EMEIC2865)
Invalid user can be workflow processor
Resolved an issue whereby an invalid user could be entered as the recipient of a workflow. (EMEIC2821)
Wrong language for some settings in "/cockpit/wi4"
Resolved an error whereby in the "/cockpit/wi4" transaction, some of the settings were in German, instead of in English.
Incorrect translation for workflow name/workflow step name in background notification emails
Resolved an issue whereby while assigning users in the background, the names of workflows and workflow steps were incorrectly translated. (EMEIC2789)
Unauthorized workflow processor can set or delete follow-up flags
Resolved an issue whereby an unauthorized workflow processor could set follow-up flags in a document, or even delete existing ones. (EMEIC2788)
Resolved an issue whereby the "New Recipient (not the current processor)" recipient setting did not work correctly when the current processor was a substitute for the recipient. (EMEIC2818)
New WORK CYCLE users cannot be created because of EMEIC2725
Resolved an error in which after the implementation of EMEIC2725, it was not possible to create new WUM users in the new SAP systems (EHP6 and higher) because "ls_logon_data-policy" was used as the password policy. (EMEIC2876)
Document posted without additional check after approval
Resolved an issue in which if a workflow was configured with a posting attempt after approval, the document was posted without any additional check after approval. (EMEIC2872)
Incorrect SAP GUI selection screen in WORK CYCLE history
Resolved an issue in which for a numeric or date field, when setting additional selection criteria fields for the WORK CYCLE history in the SAP GUI, if the field was set as a range, then both the "From" and "To" fields had to be populated (instead of just the "From" field) to return search results. (EMEIC2867)
General text formatting tags ignored in workflow emails
Resolved an issue in which the general text formatting tags were ignored in workflow emails. (EMEIC2866)
Evaluation of configurable workflow step conditions
Resolved an error in which the configurable conditions for the workflow steps defined in the "/COCKPIT/WI4" transaction do not work correctly in the HANA system. This was because the conditions were not always evaluated properly as they were read from the table in the wrong order. (EMEIC2835)
Key fields not added in /COCKPIT/WI11 transaction
Resolved an error whereby on trying to add key fields in the /COCKPIT/WI11 transaction, an error message was displayed. (EMEIC2829)
Workflow history does not show all the documents of a user
Resolved an error whereby the workflow history did not show all the documents of a user; it incorrectly displayed only the ones approved by that user. (EMEIC2831)
Performance issue in user search help
Resolved performance issues in the user search help. (EMEIC2815)
Sending emails to locked substitutes
Resolved an issue whereby workflow emails were sent to locked substitutes too. (EMEIC2826)
Invalid user can be workflow processor
Resolved an issue whereby an invalid user could be entered as the recipient of a workflow. (EMEIC2821)
Wrong account assignment data displayed for items in item approval workflow
Resolved an error whereby when an MM document was in an item approval workflow, incorrect account assignment data was displayed. (EMEIC2804)
Very restrictive mandatory note check on bulk workflow start
Resolved an error whereby the mandatory note check on the starting of bulk workflows was too restrictive. (EMEIC2801)
Workflow note format after upgrading to SAP HANA
Resolved an issue whereby after upgrading to SAP HANA, the workflow note format was incorrect. (EMEIC2782)
Incorrect translation for workflow name/workflow step name in background notification emails
Resolved an issue whereby while assigning users in the background, the names of workflows and workflow steps were incorrectly translated. (EMEIC2789)
No account check in "/COCKPIT/WC" transaction before workflow approval
Resolved an error in which no account check was performed in the "/COCKPIT/WC" transaction before workflow approval. (EMEIC2839)