Procedure documentation Assigning a Document that is Already Stored Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Use

Starting from an open application document, you can assign this application document a document that is already stored, and that is already linked to another application document. The existing link for the document is not affected.

Example: An application document for an invoice is canceled and re-written. You want to link the invoice to the canceled application document as well as the new one.

Note

The following procedure is only in the menu for the SAP application FI.

The function can also be carried out in the Document Viewer, here, the assignment occurs starting from the document. For more information, see Document Viewer (function Assigning a Document to an Additional Object).

The function is also offered in Administration. For more information, see Assigning a Document to an Additional Object.

Prerequisites

The document you want to assign must be among the five documents you last displayed.

Procedure

  1. Open the application document that you want to link to a document that has already been stored.
  1. In the menu bar, choose Environment ® Additional Assignments ® Assign Originals.
  2. You will see a list of the five documents last displayed.

  3. Select the document from this list.

A dialog box is displayed.

  1. Enter the document type and confirm your entries.

The application document and the document are linked.

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