WDF 2550042 – VAT Allocation Date is mandatory error occurs during the A/R to the A/P Invoice document exchange

WDF 2550042 – VAT Allocation Date is mandatory error occurs during the A/R to the A/P Invoice document exchange

Symptom

The following error occurs during the A/R Invoice to A/P Invoice document exchange when using Italy localization:
DI Error: (-10) 256000511 - "VAT Allocation Date" is mandatory field. Enter a date.-The di call #1 did fail.

Reproducing the issue
Prerequisites

1. You are using Intercompany Integration Solution version 53.0.
2. The receiving company's localization is Italy.

Scenario

The error message “VAT Allocation Date is mandatory” occurs during the A/R Invoice to A/P Invoice document exchange when using Italy localization. The following are the steps to reproduce the issue:

1. Create an A/R Invoice in the sender company with any localization enabled.
2. The A/P Invoice document failed with the “VAT Allocation Date is mandatory” error.

Expected Result

The Draft A/P Invoice or the A/P Invoice document is successfully generated in the receiving company.

Actual Result

The document exchange fails, and the system throws the “VAT Allocation Date is mandatory” error.

Workaround:

The attached zip file is to be imported via BizStore Import in Control Center.

1. From your existing environment, take a backup of the "com.sap.b1i.dev.scenarios.design" file as per the backup process below:
   
To take a backup of the package file, perform the following steps:
  1. Log in to Integration Framework 2.0.
  2. Go to Tools -->Control Center --> Maintenance -->BizStore Export.
  3. In the Exporting Content from BizStore, in the selection criteria. Select the Dataset button.
  4. In the Choose Dataset, choose Value "com.sap.b1i.dev.scenarios.design", Choose Group "CXS.IC", and then press the Submit button.
  5. Save the file in the relevant folder.
2. Perform the following steps to import the Package file:
  1. Log in to Integration Framework 2.0.
  2. Go to Control Center --> Maintenance -->BizStore Import.
  3. In the Importing Content to BizStore, in the selection criteria. In the Choose Archive, select the Choose File button. 
  4. Select the package file "com.sap.b1i.dev.scenarios.design.zip".
  5. Select the checkbox Assume File System-Friendly Naming and then Submit.
Solution

The issue described above will be fixed in Intercompany Integration Solutions version 56 and higher versions.

Product
Product or Product Version
B1 INTERCOMPANY INTEGRATION
SAP B1 10.0 FOR SAP HANA
SAP B1 9.3 FOR SAP HANA
SAP BUSINESS ONE 10.0
SAP BUSINESS ONE 9.3