Proforma invoice in CRM.

Require the complete details on how to set up the pro-forma invoice functionality in CRM where CRM is integrated with R/3 and currently billing is happening from R/3.

Hello NAGARAJU VELLANKI,
I am trying to set up within CRM customizing 5.0 the proforma invoicing proces.
Therefore I have created a separate invoice type for the proforma invoice with entry "C proforma".
However it seems that this is not working even not when creating a separate item category for the pro forma invoice.
Do you have any idea how to set up pro forma invoicing within CRM and Billing in CRM.
Best regards,
Patrick Delisse

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KINDLY NOTE THAT THE SCENARIO IS A SERVICE SCENARIO AND NOT A SALES A SCENARIO.
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maybe a proforma invoice is not the best approach to solve this business requirement.
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Hi Pepe,
I have don some investigation on my side and came accross below informations:
In standard the Bill Category PROFORMA is used in two scenarios
mentioned below:
1)The Intracompany Stock Transfer process in order to create a Proforma
Invoice for crossing border requirements.
2)The Supplementary Invoice process where an additional Invoice has to
be created which is not relevant for Accounting.
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for the same sales order item once the Proforma invoice is created.
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source document type/item category.
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As already said, as per the standard the Performa Invoice do not check the Goods Issue status of a Delivery since it uses the Copying Requirement 009 in transaction VTFL.
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1) The document flow is like this that between the two plants for e.g. 1000 & 1100 under the same company code the stock transfer needs to take place.
2) Plant 1000 is devoid of the required amount of stock, hence it raised an enquiry for the aforesaid amount of stock with plant 1100
3) Plant 1100 confirmed the availability of stock
4) Plant 1000 raised a purchase order with plant 1100
5) Plant 1100 raised the sales order for the required quantity of stock with plant 1000, & has done the PGI under delivery.
6) Now the plant 1100 wants to raise one proforma invoice with respect to the delivery of goods being done to the corresponding plant 1000 & one commercial invoice for the payments to be made.
7) The processing from raising the purchase order to the delivery of the goods to the respective plant has already being performed.
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[Link|http://www.allinterview.com/showanswers/57937.html]
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