AP: Invoice Imports/ Miscellaneous Invoice Line types

Question

Hi All,
I had two issues while I was importing my invoices in AP through AP Invoices Open interface:
1. Freight Charges
2. Some Unit Royality Charges.
Both of these things are not included in my PO, so I needed to create additonal invoice distribution lines with in the same invoice and also had to assign a GL account while creating the invoices. The other Item type lines get the GL account code from PO while matching is done during AP Open Import process.
The Freight charges problem is resolved. The solution for that is as follows for your reference.
Functional Steps:
1. With Accounts Payables Manager responsibility , go to
Setup->Options->Payables.
2. Select Invoice from drop down list box.
3. In invoice region Ceck the Automatically Create Freight Distribution Option.
4. Supply default Freight Account for Freight Distributions.
Technical Steps:
1. Create an additional Invoice distributions line for freight in AP_INVOICE_LINES_INTERFACE table which should not have the PO level information.
2. Set AP_INVOICE_LINES_INTERFACE.Prorate_across_flag = 'Y'
3. AP_INVOICE_LINES_INTERFACE.line_type_lookup_code = 'FREIGHT'
4. Set AP_INVOICE_LINES_INTERFACE.LINE_GROUP_Number as same in both the ITEM and Freight Invoice distribtuion line which are interrelated.
The above resolves the Freight issue and you can reproduce it in your environment.
However, I have another amount from my supplier which is called "Royality Charge" on every item which are also not present in my PO. My supplier sends these charges with Invoice lines the same way Freight charges are sent. I am thinking of creating additional Invoice lines marked as "Miscellaneous" Invoice Lines type for this charge. The problem I am facing with Miscellaneous Lines is that I cannot find a place where I can setup the Account code for such Invoice distribution lines, like I got for Freight Type Distribution lines as described above in Functional steps. Can anyone guide me in this regard or can give me an alternative workaround to handle my Unit Royality Charges?
Thanks
Faisal .
[email protected]
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Answer 1

Apologies for the late response, have only just spotted the question.
You will need to register "line-item job-level chains of approval" under payables transaction type before you can select it from the picklist:
Setup\Action Types\"Use Existing Action Type" button, then select action type and continue.
Hope this helps (if you haven't already resolved yourself)
James