Skip to main content

Notifications

Announcements

No record found.

Small and medium business | Business Central, N...
Suggested answer

Change Vendor Invoice Number on Posted Invoice

Posted on by 1,608
My customer has an open Purchase Invoice in which the wrong Vendor Invoice Number was entered.  They do not want to have to credit and re-issue the invoice as numerous approvals would have to be redone.  That said can I update the /Vendor Invoice Number/ field through a configuration package without affecting the remainder of the invoice?
 
Please advise.  Look forward to a response.
 
 
//
JG
  • Suggested answer
    YUN ZHU Profile Picture
    YUN ZHU 73,696 Super User 2024 Season 2 on at
    Change Vendor Invoice Number on Posted Invoice
    Hi, you can refer to the instructions below.
    If you are not sure, you can copy the company or environment and try it on the test data first.
     
    Thanks
    ZHU
  • JGarcia123 Profile Picture
    JGarcia123 1,608 on at
    Change Vendor Invoice Number on Posted Invoice
    Appreciate all the responses and now understand the risks and options available for changing the Vendor Invoice Number.  
     
    I do have a follow up question.  If the client were to use the Correct feature, they receive the following message.  It is a bit confusion.  In this case the invoice originated from a purchase order.  If they move forward with the correction will they be prompted to do the Copy?  Should they do a copy before initiating the correction?  Please advise.  Just not sure of the sequence or what steps are required to complete the cancellation and issue a new Purchase Invoice.
     
  • Suggested answer
    Jun Wang Profile Picture
    Jun Wang 7,443 Super User 2024 Season 2 on at
    Change Vendor Invoice Number on Posted Invoice
    as previously responded, the best way is the reverse the posted invoice and create a correct one. when an invoice is posted, several entries are created referring to that original invoice number. 
    it doesn't worth the effort to involve a dev and it is error prone as well. 
  • Suggested answer
    YUN ZHU Profile Picture
    YUN ZHU 73,696 Super User 2024 Season 2 on at
    Change Vendor Invoice Number on Posted Invoice
    Hi, hope the following helps.
    Dynamics 365 Business Central: How to extend the Posted Document Update page (A solution for editing Posted Document)
     
    Thanks.
    ZHU
  • Suggested answer
    Valentin Castravet Profile Picture
    Valentin Castravet 24,822 Super User 2024 Season 2 on at
    Change Vendor Invoice Number on Posted Invoice
    No, you can't modify it using a configuration package. Tables with posted entries can't be modified using configuration packages. In addition to reversing the invoice to correct this field, there are two other options but both involve a developer:
     
    1. As you mentioned reverse the invoice, create a new one with the correct vendor invoice no.
     
    2. Get a developer to create a processing report, this will allow you to change data in tables with posted entries so you'll be able to change the vendor invoice no.
     
    3. Business Central has the Update Document function which does allow you to change several fields on the Posted Invoice. However, it doesn't include the Vendor Invoice No. A developer could add this field to the function. 
     
     
     
    Valentin Castravet
    Zander ERP Services

Under review

Thank you for your reply! To ensure a great experience for everyone, your content is awaiting approval by our Community Managers. Please check back later.

Helpful resources

Quick Links

December Spotlight Star - Muhammad Affan

Congratulations to a top community star!

Top 10 leaders for November!

Congratulations to our November super stars!

Tips for Writing Effective Suggested Answers

Best practices for providing successful forum answers ✍️

Leaderboard

#1
André Arnaud de Calavon Profile Picture

André Arnaud de Cal... 291,280 Super User 2024 Season 2

#2
Martin Dráb Profile Picture

Martin Dráb 230,214 Most Valuable Professional

#3
nmaenpaa Profile Picture

nmaenpaa 101,156

Leaderboard

Featured topics

Product updates

Dynamics 365 release plans