SAP Note 73899 - FI-ALE: MR08 Cancellation not possible

Component : Ext. Interfaces/BAPIs/ALE - Basic Functions

Solution : https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/73899 (SAP Service marketplace login required)

Summary :
SAP Note addresses an error in financial accounting executed via ALE, specifically regarding the cancellation of invoices in external systems. When documents are cleared immediately in these systems (BSEG-AUGBL = 'ALE external'), trying to use transaction MR08 to cancel an invoice that was posted results in error M8352 ('Document already cleared'). The identified cause is a program error, and a correction has been made available to allow the cancellation of such documents despite the clearing status.

Key words :
clearing document field bseg-augbl = 'ale external', additional key words mr08, error message m8352 'document, 'clearing document' field, symptom financial accounting, distributed general ledgers, bseg-augbl, 'ale external', external system, program error

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