You enter an invoice for an external service purchase order without service-based invoice verification. An acceptance has already been posted.

The invoice is a partial invoice that you use to settle only a partial amount from the acceptance.

You can only post partial invoices for service purchase orders if

• A goods receipt or a service acceptance has been posted
• The goods receipt is valuated
• You are using goods-receipt-based invoice verification
• You are not using service-based invoice verification

You can use the GR/IR Clearing indicator to control whether the GR/IR clearing account is completely balanced when you post partial invoices for service purchase orders without service-based invoice verification. The system proposes this indicator as selected at item level when you enter an invoice.

• If the GR/IR Clearing indicator is selected, the GR/IR clearing account is completely balanced when you post against a service purchase order.
• If the GR/IR Clearing indicator is not selected, the GR/IR clearing account is cleared by the partial amount when you post against a service purchase order.