MIRO - additional costs - 2 acc. docs with different dates

Question

Dear SAP Experts!
I have the following issue.
Case description:
On March 19 2008 my Customer entered additional costs in MIRO for material A. The document Invoice date and Posting date (as well as BaselineDt) on the header were entered as 29.02.2008
The way the additional costs were entered without purchase order reference, directly to Material Account using Material Tab.
The additional cost was entered for the ammount of material that was at that (29.02) moment on stock. (however there were some movements - sales and returns between 29.02 and 19.03)
The issue is - 2 accounting documents were created:
- one conatining postings to Vendor, Tax and Material accounts - with Invoice date and Posting date as entered in MIRO - both 29.02.2008
- second containing postin to Stock Account - Cr & Price Difference account - Db. however the dates that appear are Document date - 29.02.2008, Posting date 01.03.2008
So the first document goes to Period 2 and the second to Period 3.
Cutomer asks me for explanation.
The questions are:
1. Is this the way standard system works?
2. Why 2 accounting documents were created?
3. Why they were created with different Posting dates?
4. Why there were any postings done on Price Differences account if the additional costs were posted to the ammount that was on stock at the time?
5. Even if there is a logic that the date is different - why it was 01.03.2008 at this case not 10 or 19.03.2008 for example?
6. How does the system calculates the ammount that is posted to the Stock Difference accoun?
Thank you very much in advance for your advice!

Answer 1

Hi
1) PO quantity 100 unit. GR 40 unit and IR time also 40 unit.
This will post automatically during miro as GR/IR account value same for both GR and IR. The subsequent 60 unit in PO will be received in the next GR. is this process correct?
PO 100
GR 40
IR 40
Correct
2) PO quantity 40 unit. GR 100 and IR 100.
This will poat automatically during miro as GR/IR account value same for both GR and IR. User has to add additional line in PO for 60 units. is this process correct?
PO 40
GR 100
IR 100
You can the same line item of PO And invoice will get blocked.
3) PO quantity 100 unit, GR 100 and IR 50 unit.
Somehow in vendor invoice hardcopy stated 50 units. Due to different in invoice quantity, the invoice amount also different.
In miro, we cannot change the quantity value in line item. Amount at header less then total line item value.
GR/IR can be setoff completely as I do not change line item quantity. Correct?
May I know what should I do on the difference?
PO 100
GR 100
IR 50
You can post the invoice for 50 units. System will accept it.
4) PO quantity 100 unit, GR 100 and IR 150 unit.
Somehow in vendor invoice hardcopy stated 150 units. Due to different in invoice quantity, the invoice amount also different.
In miro, we cannot change the quantity value in line item. Amount at header more than the total line item value.
GR/IR can be setoff completely as I do not change line item quantity. Correct?
May I know what should I do on the difference?
PO 100
GR 100
IR 150
Invoice get blocked
Thanks
Raman