MIRO with more than 999 goods receipts

Question

Hello,
I have the following flow for logistic costs:
- I create a purchase order by month for my warehouse handler containing 1 line item with a quantity of 1600.
- Everytime I ship goods in my sales flow I create a shipment cost document that generates a goods receipt in that purchase order
- By the end of month I receive my invoice that is approximately for 1600 shipments, which means 1600 goods receipt.
When I post the invoice I have the issue of more than 999 lines for the accounting document. This is basically a problem with the GR/IR account.
The purchase account is activated in my company code, so everytime I make a goods receipt I debit my cost and credit this GR/IR account, this account is then cleared during the invoice process (debit GR/IR and credit supplier).
This account must be managed on line item basis and with open items management, this is why the invoice will try to create 1600 lines in the accounting document.
Is there a way to summarize booking on this account in the invoice that would also manage to clear all the goods receipts ?
Regards,
Benoit

Answer 1

Hi,
I think that in your case SAP Note 77161 - Summarization of FI postings w.ref.to purchase orders is relevant, because as the note says:
"In the STANDARD, fields Order number (EBELN) and Purchase order item
(EBELP) CANNOT be used to summarize. In both the goods receipt with
reference to the purchase order (MB01) and the invoice verification, they
are assigned to an account in the FI document and thus PREVENT the
summarization of the FI document."
The note suggests you how to avoid it and that kind of problems you will have.
Regards,
Eduardo