SAP TCodes · Lesson

FB70

Quick answer

FB70 posts a customer invoice directly in FI accounts receivable (without SD billing), creating the customer receivable, typically for non-goods charges.

Key takeaways

Customer, invoice/posting date, amount.
Revenue G/L account and cost/profitability assignment.
For sales-based invoices, SD billing (VF01) is normal; FB70 is for direct FI charges.
Watch out: Using the wrong variant (e.g. create vs change vs display).

Purpose

It posts a customer invoice directly in FI accounts receivable (without SD billing), creating the customer receivable, typically for non-goods charges.

Key fields and screen

Customer, invoice/posting date, amount.
Revenue G/L account and cost/profitability assignment.
Tax code and amount.
Payment terms and text.

Tips

For sales-based invoices, SD billing (VF01) is normal; FB70 is for direct FI charges.
Ensure correct revenue account and tax.
Check customer payment terms.

Common errors

Posting period not open.
Wrong revenue account/tax code.
Missing profitability segment (if CO-PA active).

Common pitfalls

Using the wrong variant (e.g. create vs change vs display).
Missing prerequisite master data or config.
Not checking the resulting document/postings.

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Check your understanding

Which statement is true of FB70?
- A. SD reporting provides visibility into the sales process, orders, deliveries, billing, and sales performance…
- B. Tax code and amount.
- C. Keyboard shortcuts in SAP GUI let you perform common actions, save, back, enter, function keys, without…
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B. Tax code and amount.
Covered in the “Key fields and screen” section of this lesson.
Which of these also applies to FB70?
- A. Copying without understanding the context.
- B. Guessing instead of reading the log/dump.
- C. Payment terms and text.
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C. Payment terms and text.
Covered in the “Key fields and screen” section of this lesson.
Which part of the Learn SAP curriculum covers FB70?
- A. SAP career guide
- B. SAP labs
- C. SAP TCodes
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C. SAP TCodes
This lesson sits in the SAP TCodes section of the Learn SAP course.

Frequently asked questions

What does FB70 stand for in SAP?

FB70 is the SAP transaction code for Post Customer Invoice (FI). It posts a customer invoice directly in FI accounts receivable (without SD billing), creating the customer receivable, typically for non-goods charges.

What is the practical takeaway on FB70?

Customer, invoice/posting date, amount. Revenue G/L account and cost/profitability assignment. Tax code and amount.

What is worth remembering about FB70 in practice?

For sales-based invoices, SD billing (VF01) is normal; FB70 is for direct FI charges. Ensure correct revenue account and tax. Check customer payment terms.

What tends to go wrong with FB70?

Using the wrong variant (e.g. create vs change vs display). Missing prerequisite master data or config. Not checking the resulting document/postings.