Question no 3983 : Automatic Invoice scenarios

In SAP Materials Management, which of the following circumstances can automatically create an Invoice ?

(more than one answers)

A. When Inspection Lot Usage Decision posted with Accepted Code.
B. When Goods Receipt screen is set with Automatic Invoice and Automatic PO indicators.
C. Goods Receipt of Purchase Order item with GR-Based IV and ERS indicator.
D. Pipeline settlement.
E. Consignment settlement.

Answer: C, D, E

A) PO with Inspection Lot scenario, if the Inspection Lot is not UD or Rejected UD when the Invoice is created, the Invoice will still be created but with a Blocked Status (ie Blocked from Payment Run). However, the Blocked Invoices due to QM Usage Decision will have to be Released Manually. 

B) Automatic PO indicator is only for Auto PR-PO creation purpose, while there isn't any Automatic Invoice Indicator; it is the "ERS (Automatic Evaluation and Settlement Receipts" indicator) that facilitates the ERS process of Auto Invoice creation. AND there are no such indicators in the MIGO GR screens to select for these processes. 
C) Both GR-Based IV and ERS indicators are set in the Vendor (XK01 or XK02 in ECC) or BP Master (BP t-code in S/4). While the GR-Based IV will be defaulted to the Info Record and later to the PO item detail; the ERS indicator is not found in the Info Records and is directly defaulted from the Vendor/BP Master to the PO item detail. (note that there is however a "No ERS" indicator in the Info Record to switch of ERS requirement for Material-Vendor-Pur.Org-Plant combination).

There are 4 scenarios for Auto Invoice

• ERS Settlement for PO items with GR-Base IV and ERS indicator (MRRL). (Answer C)
• Pipeline Settlement (MRKO). (Answer D)
• Consignment Settlement (MRKO). (Answer D)
• Invoicing Plant Settlement (MRIS).