M8287 - Different invoicing party & planned for del. costs item in PO &

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M8 - Invoice Verification/Valuation

• Message number: 287

• Message text: Different invoicing party & planned for del. costs item in PO &

What causes this issue?

You entered an invoice for delivery costs.
In a delivery costs item for purchase order &V2&, the invoicing party
is &V1&. You are now posting the invoice to &V3&. This can be for one
of two reasons:
You entered &V2& in the field <LS>Purchase order</>, and &V3& in the
field <LS>Invoicing party</>.
You entered a multiple allocation. The first item refers to a purchase
order with invoicing party &V3&. Another item refers to purchase order
&V2&. The system copies the invoicing party from the first delivery
costs item to all items, in this case &V3&.
INCLUDE MM_IV_MELDUNGEN OBJECT DOKU ID TX

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Check your entries and make any necessary corrections.
If you want to allow delivery costs with different invoicing parties to
be selected, change the system message to <LB>W</> in Customizing. To
do this, you work through the step <LS>Define Attributes of System
Messages</> in the Implementation Guide for <ZH>Invoice Verification
</>.
The message is set as an error message in the standard system. In this
case, the delivery costs are not selected.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message M8287 - Different invoicing party & planned for del. costs item in PO & ?

  The SAP error message M8287 indicates that there is a mismatch between the invoicing party and the planned delivery costs item in a Purchase Order (PO). This typically occurs when the invoicing party specified in the PO does not match the invoicing party associated with the delivery costs item.
  Cause:
  
  Inconsistent Data: The invoicing party defined in the PO header does not match the invoicing party defined for the delivery costs item.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be issues with the configuration of the vendor master data or the way the PO was created.
  Manual Entry Errors: Errors during manual entry of the invoicing party or delivery costs in the PO.
  
  Solution:
  
  Check PO Details: Review the Purchase Order to ensure that the invoicing party is correctly specified. You can do this by navigating to the PO in SAP and checking the header and item details.
  Verify Vendor Master Data: Ensure that the vendor master data is correctly set up, including the invoicing party and any related information.
  Adjust Delivery Costs: If the delivery costs item is meant to be billed to a different party, you may need to adjust the invoicing party for that item in the PO.
  Create a New PO: If the issue persists and cannot be resolved, consider creating a new Purchase Order with the correct invoicing party and delivery costs.
  Consult Documentation: Refer to SAP documentation or consult with your SAP support team for specific configuration settings that may need to be adjusted.
  
  Related Information:
  
  Transaction Codes: You can use transaction codes like ME23N (Display Purchase Order) to view the PO details and ME21N (Create Purchase Order) to create a new PO.
  SAP Notes: Check for any relevant SAP Notes that may address this specific error message or provide additional troubleshooting steps.
  User Roles: Ensure that you have the necessary permissions to make changes to the Purchase Order and vendor master data.
  
  By following these steps, you should be able to identify and resolve the issue causing the M8287 error message in SAP.