Billing Relevance A & M in Item Category.......

Hi
Could anyone explain the difference between the billing relevance A & M in item cat definition.....
Thanks in advance.....
S.Kumar

Dear Kumar
Billing relevance description is as follows,
A: Relevant for delivery-related billing documents
Which means Outbound delivery is the basis for billing. The billing document status is only updated in the outbound delivery
M:Delivery-related invoices-no zero qtys (incl main batch itm)
Which means In Delivery the batches are determined automatically based on the delivery quantity.if you have batch split. then when you are creating invoice it is copying the line item with zero quantity also to prevent this you can make use of billing relevance.
Regards
Sathiyavel.K

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Can anyone advise the follolwing?
For TAS item category under copy control OR -> F2, i changed the the billing qty from 'F' to 'E' such that i can allow SD billing to take place once GR is done for the back to back PO. However, i am still not able to generate billing until i complete the IV for the PO. Is there other thing i missed out?
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Peter

Hi
You have mentioned about the third party process and also mentioning about intercompany invoice. Considering that you are asking about the third party process I'm giving the below reply..
This is controlled by the Billing Relevance field in the item category. Here if we specify F - then the system checks for the vendor invoice quantity(MIRO). If you select the value B - then the system will allow you to do invoice without checking for the vendor invoicing.
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Does item category TAS allow to create Outbound delivery doc?

Hi experts,
I have a problem with the delivery creation. The scenario is:
Our vendor missed to deliver a part to us. Say for example he missed to delivery the screw (used to adjust the time) in the wrist watch. This part is supposed to be assembled together with the wrist watch & delivered to our customer.
Now we need to deliver this missed part to our customer. The initial watch has been shipped to the customer without the screw. But the cost of the screw is already included in the total cost of the watch.
Now the vendor is going to send us this screw. So my requirement is to create a subsequent free of charge kind of sales order that triggers a PR to the vendor & once this PR is converted to PO, on the PO
the Free Item will be ticked as the Vendor charged us for the whole wrist watch. This is also a kind of subsequent free of charge delivery by the vendor.
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Outbound delivery so that I can proceed to post goods issue & create 0 dollar invoice?
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Check the item category configuration for TAS. It does not have the tick for 'Item relevance for delivery'.
This can be seen in the following path:
IMG > Sales and distribution > Sales > Sales documents > Sales document item > Maintain item categories.
The idea of having a 3rd party sale (with item category TAS) is that the item is directly delivered from your vendor to customer. When you perform goods receipt of the PO, it will not ask for a storage location, since the product does not enter the plant premises.
This is a one step method to dispatch goods directly. Hence the outbound delivery is not required once GR is done. The next step is to enter a vendor invoice followed by customer billing document.
If you check the accounting part of the GR material document it will be
Cost of goods sold DR
GR/IR clearing account CR
However, in your case, since the material is a FOC, there should not be an accounting document, and hence no vendor invoice verification / customer billing.
In standard, the item category TAS is relevant for billing. Hence if you do not require billing (being FOC), I suggest you use another item category (a copy of TAS) without billing relevance. I guess everything else should fall in place.
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wht is use of item category text in bom? and how it will work?
At time of creation of production order the item category is copied in production order or not ?

Hi,
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Billing Relevant

Hi SAP Guru,
As we use Item Category TAN
Billing relevance is A Delivery-related billing document
When we Use Item Category TAS
Billing Relevance is F Order-related billing doc -status according to invoice qty
My Question is -
In Some order it is taking F even if we use item category TAN.
Can you please guide me.
Thank& Regards
Bhushan

Dear Bhushan
On your comment
"In Some order it is taking F",
please let me know where you see F flowing, as normally, I dont think you can see the billing relevance in sale order.
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Difference between Billing Qty & Billing Relevance

Hi All,
What is the need to maintain "Billing Quantity" indicator in billing copying control, while we maintain
the same in "Billing Relevance" indicator in VOV7.
For eg if i set the Billing Relevance is B- which is Relevant for order-related billing - status according to order quantity.,.. then what is need to maintain again in Copying control in the "billing quantity"indicator for that particular item category.
Can anyone please clear my doubt.(With Example )
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Debasish

Hi there,
In VOV7 you assign the billing relevance mentioning that the item is relevant for billing weather order or delivery releated biiling. AGN & AXN items are not relevant for billing (quotation & inquiry).
But in copy controls you mention what quantity should be billed. When you create an invoice for a standard sales order item, for example, the quantity that the system copies into the invoice is the delivery quantity less the quantity already invoiced. If you create a pro forma invoice, the system copies in the order quantity.
For eg: OR order is raised for 100 quantity. Basing on VOV7, all 100 items are revelant for order related billing. Here all 100 items may not be relevant for delivery (could be service or text items). Consider that out of 100, partial delivery is done for 50 & invoiced. So open quantities will be 50.
When you maintain billing quantity F in VTFA, it means that system will copy remaining 50 quantity (not 100) into the invoice. Coz setting F means invoice receipt quantity less invoiced quantity. Here 50 is already invoiced. So F2 is raised only for remaining 50 items from the order.
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Different Item Category and single invoice.

Hi Experts,
A customer has 2 materials one is third party mat(TAS),Second one is normal mat(TAN)..These both items entered in one sales order and his requirement is he wanted in single invoice with out splitting? How can we do this?
Is it possible then how.of not then why not?
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Rohit

Rohit,
Very Interesting scenario, it can be made possible.
But first let me tell you both the process, to convince my solution.
a. TAS item category is used in third party scenario. wherein delivery will happen from third party vendor. Invoicing will be addressed to us by the vendor using which we will invoice the customer.
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b. TAN item category is used in standard process wherein delivery and invoicing takes place. This is delivery relvant billing process
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Hi,
What to do if item category is not relevant for Intercompany billing?
It should not appear in the billing due list (VF04).
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Item category fields: Pricing & billing relevancy..

Hi Experts,
In item category have fields called pricing & billing. why?
If item relevant for billing means system relevant for pricing as well.
If the item is relevant for pricing means we do billing for that item, then why fields are required,
Please light on this.
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Hi
Billing Relevence means order related billing or delivery related billing and so on
Means whether the sales order is taken as a source doc for billing or delivery doc is taken as a source doc for billing and so on and accordingly copy controls are set
Billing relevence means pricing also is there
why separate fields
Both of them have different controls
Pricing means whether it is standard pricing(normal pricing),No pricing,or 100% discount like these entries are defined
Say TANN it is not relevent for billing but pricing is B that is 100% discount
It means when the sales order is created when an item is created free of charge the system determines the pricing for that item and makes it a 100% discount thro condition type R100
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For free item also involves manufacturing cost or procurement cost which the client parts as a sales promotion so he need to know the values
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Edited by: ramanathan raja on Dec 2, 2008 3:24 PM

Item category Billing Relevance

Hi All
Can i exactly understand what is the exact impact on the system for the Billing relevance in the item category?
If I set it as 'B' -Relevant for order-related billing - status according to order quantity
If I set it as 'C'- Relevant for order-related billing - status according to target quantity
I could not understand the impact of the Billing status.
Lets say for eg. If I raise an order for 10 Nos. & deliver 8 Nos & bill what would be the status of billing if I choose "B" & what would be the Billing status if I choose "C".
Looking for your feedback
Thanks & Regards
Aravind

HI there,
Option B: Relevant for order-related billing - status according to order quantity
Billing is based on the sales document. The requested delivery quantity determines the billing status.
Item categories REN (Returns) and BVN (Cash sales items) are set up with billing relevance "B" in the standard system.
Option C: Relevant for order-related billing - status according to target quantity
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Item categories G2N (Credit memo) and L2N (Debit memo) are set up with billing relevance "C" in the standard system.
For eg: You order 10 quantities. But you create 2 partial deliveries of 5 each. If option B is selected, system considers order quantity 10. If option C, then it considers target quantity 5.
Hope this clarifies.
Regards,
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Billing Relevance in item category

Hi All,
I have to create a proforma invoice immediately after sales order is created for the item with item category TAN.
1. Now when I am trying to create a proforma invoice F5 for sales order in VF01 the system allows me to do so which should not happen since billing relevance for TAN is A i.e. delivery related biling document.Please let me know why is this happening.
Item category billing relevance determines whether an invoice is to be created from an order or delivery then how come this is being allowed.
2. lso, since I need to create a proforma invoice after sales order then do I need to change the item category to say ZPRO with billing relevance as D and then create proforma invoice.
Once proforma invoice is created then again change the item category back to TAN, create delivery and bill.
Is this the right procedure or there is some way to do it.
Thanks and Regards
Gaurav

system allows me to do so which should not happen
If you have maintained VTAF copy control for sale order to proforma, then system will allow. Check whether you have maintained.
since I need to create a proforma invoice after sales order
Here I am not clear. When in first statement, you say it should not happen here you say you need to create. Please note if you want to create proforma against sale order, you need to maintain copy control as suggested above and also you need to maintain commercial invoice type to your delivery in VTFL, so that system will allow you to create both proforma and commercial invoice. No need to change the item category which is not standard.
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Order-related billing for item category TAN

Hi All,
How can I make item category TAN order related-billing document?
I already changed the settings for TAN:
Billing Relevance - B (Relevant for order-related billing)
And maintained the copy control between sales document and billing document for item category TAN:
Copying requirements: 002 (Item/Order Related)
Data VBRK/VBRP: 001 (Invoice Split - Sample)
But when i create the billing document, it is still showing that the item is not relevant for billing.
Delivery document has already been created for this item. Am I missing something?
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Olyn

hi,
pl enter the billing doc type in the field for order related billing in the sales order document type overview.
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Service item Category and pricing relevance

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Can some one answer this question?
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Hi Rani,
What you can do is assign Business Transaction Category
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Change billing item category

Dear Experts,
How to change billing item category in sap? We want to change SD Doc Item Category as M for order related billing document.
Regards
BK GAIKWAD

Hi,
So, you want to change from Delivery related billing to Order related billing.
In that case you doNOT directly ONLY change the billing item category. Follow the below -
1. Take your item category say ZTN3, in VOV7 change "Billing Relevance" to B (Relevant for Order related billing.....)
2. In your Sales Doc type (say Z1OR), in VOV8, field "Order - Related Biling" give = Billing Type (say Z1F2)
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Item category TA YTAK cannot be invoiced with billing type F2

Hi Experts,
Error message in creating billing
I did not make shipment and directly make delivery PGI This is transportation relevance showing in delivery.
Is this reason preventing from creating F2 blling type?
I am getting error for item category YTAK can not be invoiced with billing tye F2
VOV8 order type is OR. F2 is maintained for delivery related and also sale order related billing F2. YTAK item category billing relevance A It has special stock indicator E. Copy control VTFL has Item category YTAK as below screen shots.
Sales order is complete, delivery is complete and PGI is done. No order/delivery/billing block.
I had made shipment configuration but for this delivery I did not make shipment but directly PGI.
So is this error for billing?

Hi,
I have resolved this issue by creating shipment.

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