Pricing in Differential Invoicing

The system always performs pricing for a commodity when you create a provisional invoice, a differential invoice, or a final invoice. The system uses pricing to recalculate the value of the invoice item, taking into account different factors (for example changed price-relevant batch characteristic based on a quality assay).

In the individual invoice items you can re-execute pricing at any time. In addition, the system performs repricing automatically if price-relevant data changes.

In general, the price depends on the pricing dynamic that you can depict using rules in the Commodity Pricing Engine (see Commodity Pricing).

Note Note

For purchase order items that are relevant to differential invoicing and whose price fluctuations you depict using batch-specific units, there must be batch-unspecific base units of measure for Purchase Order Unit and Purchase Order Price Unit in the item overview. On the other hand, there must be charge characteristics in the detail data on the Conditions tab. Pricing can then draw on the individual batch components at goods receipt.

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In the incoming invoice, the system displays the quantity and the invoice amount for each item. The invoice amount is depicted in the conditions, details of which you can display for each invoice item. If you change the invoice item amount manually, this change is not displayed in the conditions for the invoice item.

For differential invoices and final invoices, you can also display details of the differences (compared to the conditions in the predecessor invoice) on the conditions screen.

The price update of an invoice item can lead to a positive or a negative difference amount. Depending on that, you post the difference amount as an invoice (positive difference) or as a credit memo (negative difference).

Note Note

Pricing in the context of differential invoicing is executed with the pricing type G (Transfer Price Components Unchanged, Redetermine Taxes). This means, for example, that no condition determination is performed when an invoice is created. The pricing type cannot be changed.

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Prerequisites

For differential invoicing the system supports the items that have a purchase order reference and are flagged as relevant for differential invoicing in the purchase order (see Purchase Orders with Relevance for Differential Invoicing).

We recommend that you set up invoice verification to be goods receipt-based (see Goods Receipt in Differential Invoicing).

Invoice verification ensures a correct document flow for provisional invoice, differential invoice, and final invoice (see Invoice Verification in Differential Invoicing).

For further information about the prerequisites, see Differential Invoicing in the Commodity Procurement Process.

Features

Pricing-Relevant Data

If you change pricing-relevant data for the invoice in the Enter Incoming Invoice (MIRO), and Park Incoming Invoice (MIR7) transactions, the system performs pricing. After that, you can check the current prices in the Net Price column in the corresponding invoice items.

The following fields are relevant for price determination:

Quantity
If you change the quantity of a document item, the system recalculates the invoice quantity in the purchase order price unit. To do this, it performs repricing. The invoice quanity in the purchase order unit (Quantity column) is ready for entry. The invoice quantity in the purchase order price unit is not ready for entry.

Note
In the case of multiple account assignments, you maintain the quantity in the current invoice item by calling up multiple account assignment for the item. You do this by choosing the (Display) pushbutton in the Account Assignment column. If you change the data and then choose Back, the system updates the prices.

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Document date (creation date of the original document)
The system uses the document date as the pricing date. If you change the document date, the system performs pricing again.

Note
You can adjust the pricing date using the Business Add-In BAdI: Enhancements to Price Determination and the condition processing procedure 05 (Invoice Receipt, Differential Invoicing). For the BAdI, see Customizing for Materials Management, under Purchasing Business Add-Ins for Purchasing BAdI: Enhancements to Price Determination .

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Provisional Documents

If you change a provisional invoice, differential invoice, or final invoice that is parked or on hold, using the transaction Display Invoice Document (MIR4), or Enter Incoming Invoice (MIRO), the system performs price determination for all invoice items relevant foro differential invoicing when you change from display to change mode.

Condition Display

In the invoice item you can use the (Conditions) pushbutton to display the conditions for the item: On the Conditions tab, you can see the calculation results in detail. The Diff. Conditions tab contains the variances for each condition compared to the previous invoice. If a commodity price (calculation rule Q (Commodity Price) is stored for a condition type, you can use the (Formula Details) pushbutton to, for example, display the updated commodity quantity used and additional calculation details.

Batch Reference

The price of a commodity can depend on batch characteristics. If you post a batch at goods receipt, and the Goods-Receipt-Based Invoice Verification checkbox is selected in the purchase order, the system displays the internal batch number with the corresponding invoice item.

Pricing Pushbutton

With the Pricing (Pricing) pushbutton, you can call pricing directly.

Revaluation

In the Revaluation with Logistics Invoice Verification transaction (MRNB), you can perform a revaluation if you have posted a final invoice document for a purchase order item. The system calls pricing. In the case of batches, the charge characteristics are included in the calculation of the new material price.