IV96825: INCORRECT TAX CODE APPLIED TO INVOICE WHEN CHANGE VENDOR FROM PO FUNCTION IS USED

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Steps to reproduce in 7.6.0.5:
  
  -Log in to maxdemo instance as wilson
  -Go To Purchasing | Company Master
  -Click the New Company Master button on the toolbar
  -In the Company field enter "VEND-1"
  -In the Description field enter "Vendor with Tax Code"
  -In the Company Type field | Select Value | click V
  -Save the record
  -More Actions | Add Company Master to Organization
  -Click the checkbox for EAGLENA, then click OK
  -Click OK at the System Message
  
  -Go To Purchasing | Companies
  -In the Company field enter "vend" and press Enter
  -Click VEND-1
  -In the Tax Code field | Select Value | click MA
  -Verify that the checkbox is selected for Pay Tax To Vendor
  
  -Go To Purchasing | Company Master
  -Click the New Company Master button on the toolbar
  -In the Company field enter "VEND-2"
  -In the Description field enter "Vendor with no Tax Code"
  -In the Company Type field | Select Value | click V
  -Save the record
  -More Actions | Add Company Master to Organization
  -Click the checkbox for EAGLENA, then click OK
  -Click OK at the System Message
  
  -Go To Purchasing | Companies
  -In the Company field enter "vend" and press Enter
  -Click VEND-2
  -Verify that the Tax Code field does not have a value
  -Verify that the checkbox is selected for Pay Tax To Vendor
  
  -Go To Inventory | Item Master
  -Click the New Item button on the toolbar
  -In the Item field enter "ITEM-1"
  -In the Order Unit field enter "each" and tab out
  -In the Issue Unit field enter "each" and tab out
  -More Actions | Add Items to Storeroom
  -In the Storeroom field enter "central" and tab out
  -Click OK
  -Click the Change Status button
  -In the New Status field use the drop-down arrow and click
  Active
  -Click the checkbox for "Roll New Status to Organizations and
  Inventory?"
  -Click OK
  
  -Go To Inventory | Inventory
  -In the Item field enter "item-1" and press Enter
  -Click ITEM-1 to open the record
  -On the Reorder Details tab | Primary Vendor field | Detail
  Menu | Select Value
  -In the Company field enter "vend-1" and press Enter
  -Click VEND-1
  -Save the record
  
  -Click the Default Information icon on the toolbar
  -In the Default Insert Site field | Select Value | Click NASHUA
  -Go To Inventory | Item Master
  -In the Item field enter "item-1" and press Enter
  -Click ITEM-1 to open the record
  -More Actions | Add Items to Storeroom
  -In the Storeroom field enter "central" and tab out
  -Click OK
  
  -Go To Inventory | Inventory
  -In the Item field enter "item-1" and press Enter
  -Click ITEM-1 to open the record
  -On the Reorder Details tab | Primary Vendor field | Detail
  Menu | Select Value
  -In the Company field enter "vend-1" and press Enter
  -Click VEND-1
  -Save the record
  
  -Go To Purchasing | Purchase Orders
  -Click the New Purchase Order button on the toolbar
  -In the Vendor field enter "vend-1" and tab out
  -On the PO Lines tab click the Vendor Items button
  -Click the checkbox for ITEM-1
  -Expand the details for the PO Line
  -In the Quantity field enter 1, then click OK
  -In the Storeroom field enter "central" and tab out
  -Verify that the Tax Code field is populated with "MA"
  -In the Unit Cost field enter 5 and tab out
  -Verify that there is a now a positive value in the Tax and
  Line Cost fields
  -Save the record
  -Click the Change Status button
  -In the New Status field use the drop-down arrow and click
  Approved, then click OK
  
  -Go To Purchasing | Receiving
  -In the PO field enter the PO number that you just approved and
  press Enter
  -Click the record to open it
  -On the Material Receipts tab click the Select Ordered Items
  button
  -Click the checkbox to select the PO Line, then click OK
  -Save the record
  *Invvendor data is now committed for this
  vendor,itemnum,siteid,tax1code combination;
  (VEND-1,ITEM-1,NASHUA,MA)
  
  -Click the Default Information icon on the toolbar
  -In the Default Insert Site field | Select Value | Click BEDFORD
  
  -Go To Purchasing | Purchase Orders
  -Click the New Purchase Order button on the toolbar
  -In the Vendor field enter "vend-1" and tab out
  -On the PO Lines tab click the Vendor Items button
  -Click the checkbox for ITEM-1
  -Expand the details for the PO Line
  -In the Quantity field enter 1, then click OK
  -In the Storeroom field enter "central" and tab out
  -Verify that the Tax Code field is populated with "MA"
  -In the Unit Cost field enter 5 and tab out
  -Verify that there is a now a positive value in the Tax and
  Line Cost fields
  -Save the record
  -Click the Change Status button
  -In the New Status field use the drop-down arrow and click
  Approved, then click OK
  
  -Go To Purchasing | Receiving
  -In the PO field enter the PO number that you just approved and
  press Enter
  -Click the record to open it
  -On the Material Receipts tab click the Select Ordered Items
  button
  -Click the checkbox to select the PO Line, then click OK
  -Save the record
  *Invvendor data is now committed for this
  vendor,itemnum,siteid,tax1code combination;
  (VEND-1,ITEM-1,BEDFORD,MA)
  
  -Go To Purchasing | Invoices
  -Click the New Invoice button on the toolbar
  -In the PO field enter the PO number that you just received and
  tab out
  -On the Invoice Lines tab click the Copy PO Lines button
  -Click the checkbox in the PO column header to select both PO
  Lines, then click OK
  -Verify that the Tax field values for each line are the same
  values from the PO
  -Save the record
  -More Actions | Change Vendor from PO
  -Click Filter
  -In the Company field enter "vend-2" and press Enter
  -Click VEND-2
  *Expand the details for the Invoice line and observe that the
  previous vendor Tax Code is being used
  *View the Invoice tab and observe that the Total Tax field is
  populated with the previous vendor-associated Tax Code values
  instead of the expected 0.00 from the VEND-2 Company value
  which has no Tax Code associated in the BEDFORD Site
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users of Invoice changing vendor from PO                     *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * INCORRECT TAX CODE APPLIED TO INVOICE WHEN CHANGE VENDOR     *
  * FROM  PO FUNCTION IS USED                                    *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is contained in the following maintenance
  package:
  	  Release 7.6.0.9 of Base Services
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  PURCHASING

• Fixed component ID

  5724R46PU

Applicable component levels

• R760 PSY

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