Amount field check does not recognize invalid value

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Symptom
You process a file in ECS Direct Input where some amounts contain invalid values. The system, however, recognizes them as zero values because they contain only comma (,) or dot (.) which for themselves are valid for amount fields, but occur more than one time in the amount field and follow [...]

Wrong amount translation leads to ECS balancing

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Symptom
You start ECS Direct Input with a file carrying invalid amounts where all characters are valid but partly occur more than the allowed number of occurrences (for example ‘50–0′ where ‘-’ is a valid debit/credit sign but occurs two times). In this case, the system translates the amount just taking into [...]

Wrong value of group conditions during copy/customer return

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Symptom
The value of a fixed amount group condition, e.g. freight, is wrong in a customer return.
Other terms
Group condition, customer return, copy, proportionated value, fixed amount, header condition.
Reason and Prerequisites
During exact copy, there shouldn’t be calculation happenning at the target document. The group conditon is recalculated in the return, although it should be fixed via [...]

Commodity Code not being assigned in Intrastat Declaration

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Symptom
After running Intrastat Declaration Run, the commodity codes do not get assigned in the Declaration. This happens even though the commodity code has been maintained for the product/material.
Other terms
Intrastat, Intrastat Declaration, Statistical Amount, Mode of Transport, Intrastat Valuation Run, Commodity Code.
Reason and Prerequisites
Reason : The issue was a MOVE from CHAR(60) to CHAR(20) for [...]

Intrastat Statistical Amount & Mode of Transport for GB

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Symptom
Error during Intrastat Valuation Run.
Other terms
Intrastat, Intrastat Declaration, Statistical Amount, Mode of Transport, Intrastat Valuation Run.
Reason and Prerequisites
Reason : Due to FDT application not being available for GB, there is an error during calculation of Statistical Amount & Mode of Transport for Intrastat Declarations.
Prerequisites : GB, FR in scope for Intrastat.
Solution
Change in code, to [...]

‘Inconsistent curr. information’ in ECS Dir. Input

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Symptom
ECS Direct Input (transaction GLE_ECS_DIR_INPUT_PP) raises the message ‘Inconsistent currency information’ when the file contains line items with zero amounts in local currency denoted with a NODATA character.
Other terms
G/L enhancements, GLENH, Error Correction, Suspense Accounting, ECS, Direct Input, NODATA, Zero amount, Inconsistent currency information
Reason and Prerequisites
Program error
Solution
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