Reasons (tcmcs0105m000)
Use this session to view, specify, and maintain reasons that can be used across LN.
In Financials, transactions that must be included in the cash flow statement must be assigned a cash flow reason. For details, refer to Cash flow statements.
If some of your business partners are exempt from paying tax, you must use this session to define the tax exemption reason. In the Reason Type field, select Tax Exemption
In some countries, you must print the section of the law related to the tax rates for the transaction on the VAT book reports. You must define the tax articles as reason codes. Type the text that must appear on the tax reports in the reason description and in the Reason Type field, select Tax Article.
Other reasons for actions that are package-specific are defined within the LN packages. For example, these are reasons for blocking the use of a particular item in Manufacturing or the reason for blocking foreign payments, or a service order.
Field Information
- Reason
- Description
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A description of the reason that LN prints on the reports.
- Reason Type
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Indicates the purposes for which the reason can be used.
Allowed values
- Rejection of Goods
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Reasons of this reason type indicate why goods delivered by a supplier are rejected. For more information, refer to Quarantine inventory.
- Undefined
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You can use this reason type in all packages.
- Motive of Transport
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Reasons of this reason type indicate why transportation takes place, such as for repair, sales, or transfer. For more information, refer to How to set up delivery notes.
- Delivery Code
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Reasons of this reason type indicate who is to pay for the transportation of the goods. For more information, refer to How to set up delivery notes.
- Load Plan Deviation
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Reasons of this reason type indicate why the load plan is not adhered to.
- Return of Goods
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Reasons of this reason type indicate why delivered are returned.
- Finding
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Reasons of this reason type indicate the finding during an inspection.
- Revaluation
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Reasons of this reason type indicate why you revaluate the inventory.
- Destroyed during Inspection
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Reasons of this reason type indicate why goods were destroyed during inspection.
- Return for Scrap
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Reasons of this reason type indicate why goods were returned for scrap.
- Cycle Counting
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Reasons of this reason type indicate why you performed cycle counting.
For reasons of this reason type, in the Reasons (tcmcs0105m000) session, the Billable check box is available.
- Damaged during Transport
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Reasons of this reason type indicate why goods were damaged during transport.
- Service Quotation
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Reasons of this reason type indicate why you created a work order quotation.
- Rejection of Quotation
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Reasons of this reason type indicate why a quotation does not result in an order.
- Rejection of Production Result
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Reasons of this reason type indicate why the product of a completed operation or production order is rejected. For more information, refer to Reporting quantities as completed and rejected.
- Rejection of Requisition
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Reasons of this reason type indicate why a requisition is rejected.
- Incomplete Shipment
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Reasons of this reason type indicate why a shipment is not complete.
- PCS Project Closed
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Reasons of this reason type indicate why a PCS project is closed.
- Tax Exemption
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Reasons of this reason type indicate the reason for tax exemption. You can only use this reason type to define tax exemptions. For more information, refer to Defining tax exceptions.
- Tax Article
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Reasons of this reason type are used to link the text of a tax law article to a tax code and tax-exemption certificate. LN prints the text on purchase order acknowledgement.
- Cash Flow
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Reasons of this reason type include cash flow reasons to mark transactions that contribute to the cash flow. For more information, refer to Cash flow statements.
- Assignment Rejection
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Reasons of this reason type indicate why you reject an assignment.
- Inventory Adjustment
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Reasons of this reason type indicate why you perform inventory adjustment.
For reasons of this reason type, in the Reasons (tcmcs0105m000) session, the Billable check box is available.
- Inventory Shortage
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Reasons of this reason type indicate the cause of the inventory shortage.
- Inventory Blocking excluding EP
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Reasons of this reason type indicate why inventory is blocked. However, Enterprise Planning can ignore the blocking. For more information, refer to To block and unblock.
- Inventory Blocking including EP
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Reasons of this reason type indicate why inventory is blocked, also in Enterprise Planning . For more information, refer to To block and unblock.
- Item/Business Partner Blocking
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Reasons of this reason type indicate why sales purchases documents of a specific item to/from a specific business partner are blocked.
- Blocked Manufacturer
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Reasons of this reason type indicate why you cannot order goods from a manufacturer.
- Block Manufacturer Part Number
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Reasons of this reason type indicate why you cannot order parts from a manufacturer.
- Cancellation
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Reasons of this reason type indicate why a document is canceled.
- Interruption
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Reasons of this reason type indicate why work for a service order is temporarily suspended.
- Success/Failure
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Reasons of this reason type indicate the reason for success or failure of a document.
- Failure
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Reasons of this reason type indicate the reason for failure of a document compliance check.
- Scrap Tools
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Reasons of this reason type indicate why a tool is scrapped in Tools Requirement Planning in Manufacturing .
- Tool Adjustment
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Reasons of this reason type indicate why a tool is added in Tools Requirement Planning in Manufacturing .
- Cost Peg Transfer
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Reasons of this reason type indicate why a cost peg transfer occurs.
- Project Peg Audit History
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Reasons of this reason type indicate why project pegs are manually added, removed, or modified.
- Rework / Overissue
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Reasons of this reason type indicate why rework is required or why a quantity of material is issued above the estimated quantity.
For reasons of this reason type, in the Reasons (tcmcs0105m000) session, the Billable check box is available.
- Service Inspection
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Reasons of this reason type indicate why a service inspection is performed.
- Customer Authorization Number
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Reasons of this reason type indicate that a customer authorization number must be specified. A customer authorization number is a reference to the customer's approval of the increase of the transportation costs in excess of the agreed terms.
For reasons of this reason type, use the Excess Transportation Reason field in the Reasons (tcmcs0105m000) session to specify the reason why the transportation costs exceeded the agreed terms. See Authorized excess transportation costs (AETC).
- Change
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Reasons of this reason type indicate why a (project) contract or a contract line was changed.
- Absence
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Indicates why the employee is absent.
- Attendance
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Indicates the attendance reason for comments or suggestions.
- Basic Shift Difference
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Indicates the reason for the basic shift difference.
- Effective Date
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The first day and time on which you can use the reason code.
- Expiry Date
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The last day and time on which you can use the reason code.
- Direct Pay Indicator
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If this check box is selected, the invoice must not include the tax amount, because the tax is a direct pay tax. To apply the direct pay tax to purchase orders, you must enter the direct pay tax exempt reason code for the purchase order line.
You can select or clear this check box only if these conditions are met:
- The Destination Sales Tax Applicable check box is selected in the COM Parameters (tccom0000s000) session
- The reason type is Tax Exemption
- Approval
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If this check box is selected, you must approve cycle counting order lines with this reason code.
You can select or clear this check box only if the reason type is Cycle Counting.
- Billable
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If this check box is selected, you can bill order lines with this reason code.
You can select or clear this check box only if these conditions are met:
- The Project Pegging check box is selected in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session
- The reason type is Rework / Over Issue
- Excess Transportation Reason
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The reason why the transportation costs exceed the agreed terms.