Excise Return in Consignment Pick Up Process

Question

Dear All,
            First of all i would like to inform you that we are upgrading our system from EHP3 to EHP7, hence we have also activated the function module of Return Sales Excise(RLFC Transaction).
Now coming to the issue, below is our business process scenario,
1.    We are a Manufacturing Company and produces equipment.
2.    Apart from Sales, we also dispatch our Equipment/Material to various exhibition across India and we will take those equipment back to our plant
3. In the exhibition sales process, since the Equipment/Material is physically at Customer Location but value is with us, we followed consignment        process.
4. Since most of our equipment are In-House Manufactured, we have to pay Excise Duty to Government & this applicable to our Exhibition process too
5. The process we have followed so far in SAP EHP3 is,
Exhibition Sales Process - Consignment Fill Up:
    5.a. Create Consignment Fill Up SO
    5.b. Create Delivery.
    5.c. Create Proforma Invoice (This is needed to transport the equipment and also to create Excise Invoice)
    5.d. Create Excise Invoice (J1IIN) with reference to Proforma Invoice
Exhibition Return Process - Consignment Pick Up:
     5.e. Create Consignment Pick Up So w/Reference to Original Proforma Invoice
     5.f. Create Return Delivery
     5.g. Pass Excise JV through J1IH.
and the above process was running smoothly.
Since we have upgraded to EHP7 with Return Sales Excise Invoice is activated, i was trying to follow below the procedure.
     Assume That the Consignment Fill Up Process is Done.
Exhibition Return Process - Consignment Pick Up:
     5.e. Create Consignment Pick Up So w/Reference to Original Proforma Invoice
     5.f. Create Return Delivery
     5.g. Create Proforma Invoice
          (it has been mapped Since Return Sales Excise invoice have to be created with reference to a Billing Document)
     5.h Create Return Sales Excise;
          During this process, i'm getting the following error message
          Billing Document XXXXXXX Does not exist.
          Message No. 8I422
Following are my queries:
1. Whether the above Explained process in EHP7 is right or wrong?
2. IF it is Right, What is the next Stpe do i need to follow to rectify this issue?? please guide me on this
3. If it is Wrong, then Do i need to Pass a JV through J1IH in EHP7 like the same in EHP3.
Awaiting your valuable suggestions.
please revert back in case of any queries.
Thanks & Warm Regards,
Rakesh Kaliyaperumal.

Answer 1

Dear Ravi,
In the consignment process billing involved in Consignment issue only so you can create excise invice here with reference to the commercial invoice same as normal process i.e Consignment issue>Delivery>Commercial invoice -->Excise invoice.
In the Consignment return process also billing is involved but here you can create credit memo.
I hope this will help you,
Regards,
Murali.