Can’t create backorder from invoice - didn't GP do this?

[GiJeet]

I’m sure I used to be able to do this. In the SOP Setup for doc type
invoice I have Transfer Fulfillment Order / Invoice to Backorder
marked. I selected to BackOrder All when creating the line in the
invoice. But when I post I get an error:
Error: a portion of the line quantity is set to backorder. I wanted
it to create a backorder document.

Here are links to screen shots.

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/3426/invoicesetup.jpg
http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/641/backorderall.jpg
http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/4380/postingerrord.jpg

Am I crazy or did GP used to create backorders from invoices?

Thanks.

[GiJeet]

Please someone help. When entering an Invoice with an item that is
backordered, must you make sure you do a transfer before you post? It
seems like this would be a constant issue. If you don't "remember" to
do a transfer, you receive errors posting due to items on an invoice
being backordered. I thought GP would automatically create a
backorder document - during the posting process - if you setup the
Invoice document id to do so.

[Frank Hamelly, MCP-GP, MCT, MVP]

GI,

Yes, you must transfer the document before posting the invoice. The
transfer process is what creates the backorder.

Frank Hamelly
MCP-GP, MCT, MVP
East Coast Dynamics
www.eastcoast-dynamics.com

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[GiJeet]

Thanks for answering Frank. So, let's say there are 50 invoices in a
batch. And 5 have backordered items. If someone comes along and posts
the batch without first doing a transfer, you'll get posting errors.
Hmmm...just seems like a hole just waiting for people to fall in. Is
there anyway to notify the user before they click post?

[Frank Hamelly, MCP-GP, MCT, MVP]

You might want to take a look at Business Alerts and see if there's a
way to alert someone if a newly created invoice has items backordered
on it.