Problem in "Combined Billing"

Question

Hi,
I am trying to execute combined billing transaction(VF01) to create an invoice.
The problem it is not combining all the documents into one invoice, it is combining only two documents among 4 documents.
I heard that it is because of different address numbers for the customer, I am not sure though...
Could you please help me out what exactly I need to do for this..
Do I need to implement any Enhancement?
Thanks,
Sandeep

Answer 1

Hi Sandeep
The information provided to you already sums it up. There can be many reasons for the split not all shown
in the split analysis. Note 11162 covers the high level explanation for invoice splits, and you can use an item data
transfer routine to clear or reset key fields to avoid standard splits.
The easy way to find out exactly what is causing the split is to debug VF01 or VF04 as it runs and watch here:
This is for your delivery related billing case.
LV60AB09 -> form XVBRK_BEARBEITEN
form xvbrk_bearbeiten.
  xvbrk = vbrk.
  rc = 4.
  if ovbrk-fix  = vbrk.      >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
What the system does is it generates header data first and then all the item data for the billing document.
As it processes each item it rolls the data to the header where applicable (See 11162) As there is only one
header field any differences would result in a split and the system would create a new header and continue
processing from the split point.
Above is the exact point where that check is carried out so you only have to check the contents of
ovbrk-fix (previous header fields) with vbrk (new headerfields) if they are all the same the system
with merge them into one document. If there is a difference in any field in of ovbrk-fix and vbrk there
will be a split. Check the table contents in your example in debug.
The infomration you gather here will allow you to determine exact which fields you need to handle
in your data transfer routine to avoid the standard split.
I hope this helps you further
Kind regards
Brian