USE:
Matching Criteria is an optional configuration for tables that contain multiple items (like sales order items). When reference and new records will be are compared, they will be first matched by the field specified here.
If no matching criteria are defined, items are compared based on an index ( first position from an original document with the first position from a new document, etc. ). In It can lead to false-negative results in case positions in if the new document's positions are posted in a different order.
EXAMPLE:
sample configuration matching Sales Order lines based on purchase item number:
Field Name |
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POSEX |
Let's imagine the following situation:
Reference document contain 3 contains three items and newly created 2 two items (due to some error).
If matching criteria will be are set to field POSEX:
Ref Document Items (POSEX value) | newly created document | Validation status |
---|---|---|
10 | 10 | OK |
20 | missing | Missing item |
30 | 30 | OK |
if matching criteria is are not set:
Ref Document Items (POSEX value) | newly created document | Validation status |
---|---|---|
10 | 10 | OK |
20 | 30 | Different values |
30 | Missing | Missing item |
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