You enter an invoice for an external service purchase order without service-based invoice verification. An acceptance has already been posted.

The invoice is a partial invoice that you use to settle only a partial amount from the acceptance.

You can only post partial invoices for service purchase orders if

• A goods receipt or a service acceptance has been posted
• The goods receipt is valuated
• You are using goods-receipt-based invoice verification
• You are not using service-based invoice verification

You can use the GR/IR Clearing indicator to control whether the GR/IR clearing account is completely balanced when you post partial invoices for service purchase orders without service-based invoice verification. The system proposes this indicator as selected at item level when you enter an invoice.

• If the GR/IR Clearing indicator is selected, the GR/IR clearing account is completely balanced when you post against a service purchase order.
• If the GR/IR Clearing indicator is not selected, the GR/IR clearing account is cleared by the partial amount when you post against a service purchase order.

The Final Invoice indicator controls reduction of the PO commitment when you post invoices against service purchase orders without service-based invoice verification. The system does not propose this indicator as selected.

• If the Final Invoice indicator is not selected, the PO commitment is reduced by the amount in the invoice.

• If the Final Invoice indicator is selected, the PO commitment is completely reduced. If you select the final invoice indicator, the system automatically sets the GR/IR Clearing indicator. This means that if the final invoice indicator is set, the GR/IR clearing account is always completely cleared/balanced.

You enter a partial invoice for an external service purchase order and are not expecting any further invoices. The system proposes the GR/IR Clearing indicator as selected. When you post a partial invoice, the GR/IR clearing account is completely cleared.

You enter a partial invoice for an external service order. You are not expecting any further invoices, and so you deselect the indicator for GR/IR clearing. When you post the partial invoice, the GR/IR clearing account is cleared with the partial amount.

If you post another invoice, in this case the last invoice, you must leave the GR/IR clearing indicator selected, as it is proposed by the system. This means that the GR/IR clearing account will be completely cleared.

When you enter credit memos or during cancellations, the GR/IR Clearing indicator, that is not selected in this case, does not have any effect on the postings.

When you enter subsequent debits or credits, the GR/IR Clearing indicator, that is not selected in this case, does not have any effect on the postings.