--- description: The tutorial demonstrates step by step on how to post a purchase invoice in SAP. Enter transaction FB60 in SAP Command Field. title: FB60 Tcode in SAP: How to post a Purchase Invoice image: https://www.guru99.com/images/sap-fb60-post-vendor-invoice.png --- [Skip to content](#main) **⚡ Smart Summary** Posting a purchase invoice in SAP uses transaction FB60, the Financial Accounting entry point for supplier invoices that carry no purchase order reference, covering local currency, foreign currency, tax codes and payment terms. * 🔘 **Transaction FB60:** Posts supplier invoices in Financial Accounting without any purchase order or goods receipt reference. * ☑️ **Header data:** Vendor ID, invoice date, posting date, amount, tax code and the Calculate Tax indicator drive the header entry. * ✅ **Item details:** Each expense or purchase G/L account line is debited while the vendor reconciliation account is credited automatically. * 🧪 **Balance check:** A zero balance and a green status light confirm the document is complete before posting. * 🌍 **Foreign currency:** The Local Currency tab allows the exchange rate and translation date to be overridden for document currency invoices. * 🛠️ **Troubleshooting:** Missing tax base amounts, blocked vendors and absent cost centre assignments cause most FB60 posting failures. [ Read More ](javascript:void%280%29;) ![FB60 in SAP: How to Post a Purchase Invoice](https://www.guru99.com/images/sap-fb60-post-vendor-invoice.png) FB60 is the Financial Accounting transaction used to enter a supplier invoice directly, without a purchase order or a goods receipt behind it. The walkthrough below covers a domestic invoice first, then the same transaction used for a document posted in a foreign currency. ## How to Post a Purchase Invoice in SAP Using FB60 Step 1) Enter transaction FB60 in the [SAP](https://www.guru99.com/sap-training-hub.html) command field, as shown in the screenshot below. [](https://www.guru99.com/images/sap/2012/05/VendInv01.png) Step 2) In the next screen, enter the company code you want to post the invoice to. The pop-up below appears the first time FB60 is opened in a session. [](https://www.guru99.com/images/sap/2012/05/Custinv023.png) Step 3) In the next screen, enter the following header data. The Basic data tab in the image that follows shows where each field sits. 1. Enter the Vendor ID of the vendor to be invoiced 2. Enter the Invoice Date 3. Enter the Amount for the invoice 4. Select the Tax Code for the tax applicable 5. Select the tax indicator “Calculate Tax” [](https://www.guru99.com/images/sap/2012/05/VendInv03.png) Step 4) Check the payment terms on the Payment tab page. The baseline date and terms of payment shown here decide when the item becomes due. [](https://www.guru99.com/images/sap/2012/05/VendInv04.png) Step 5) In the item details section, enter the following. The grid below is where the offsetting expense line is captured. 1. Enter the Purchase account 2. Select Debit 3. Enter the Amount for the invoice 4. Check the Tax code [](https://www.guru99.com/images/sap/2012/05/VendInv05.png) Step 6) After completing the above entries, check the status of the document. A zero balance and a green traffic light, as in the strip below, mean the document is ready. [](https://www.guru99.com/images/sap/2012/05/Custinv061.png) Step 7) Press the Post button in the standard bar, highlighted below. [](https://www.guru99.com/images/sap/2012/05/VendInv07.png) Step 8) Wait for the document number to be generated and displayed on the status bar for confirmation, as shown here. [](https://www.guru99.com/images/sap/2012/05/VendInv08.png) The purchase invoice has now been posted successfully, and the open item appears against the vendor account. ## How to Post a Foreign Currency Vendor Invoice in FB60 The same transaction handles invoices received in a currency other than the company code currency. Only the currency and exchange rate handling differ from the steps above. Step 1) Enter transaction code FB60 in the SAP command field. The entry screen opens as pictured below. [](https://www.guru99.com/images/sap/2012/07/VendFCInv01.png) Step 2) In the next screen, enter the following data. Each entry maps to the header and item fields visible in the following image. 1. Enter the Vendor ID of the vendor whose invoice is to be posted 2. Enter the Invoice Date 3. Enter the Document Type as Vendor Invoice 4. Enter the invoice amount in the currency in which the invoice is to be posted (document currency) 5. Enter the Tax Code applicable to the invoice 6. Enter the purchase [G/L account](https://www.guru99.com/how-to-create-a-new-general-ledger-account.html) to be debited 7. Enter the Debit Amount [](https://www.guru99.com/images/sap/2012/07/VendFCInv02.png) Step 3) The [exchange rate](https://www.guru99.com/how-to-maintain-exchange-rates.html) can be adjusted on the Local Currency tab, shown below. [](https://www.guru99.com/images/sap/2012/07/VendFCInv031.png) Step 4) After maintaining the exchange rate, press Save to post the document using the toolbar icon below. [](https://www.guru99.com/images/sap/2012/07/VendFCInv04.png) Step 5) Check the status bar for the document number generated, as confirmed in the message below. [](https://www.guru99.com/images/sap/2012/07/VendFCInv05.png) ### RELATED ARTICLES * [Create Fiscal Year Variant & Assign to Company Code in SAP ](https://www.guru99.com/how-to-create-a-fiscal-year-variant.html "Create Fiscal Year Variant & Assign to Company Code in SAP") * [How to Post Foreign Currency Invoice in SAP FB70 ](https://www.guru99.com/how-to-post-a-foreign-currency-invoice.html "How to Post Foreign Currency Invoice in SAP FB70") * [How to Create a Vendor Master Data in SAP ](https://www.guru99.com/how-to-create-vendor-master-data.html "How to Create a Vendor Master Data in SAP") * [Accounts Receivable in SAP FI ](https://www.guru99.com/accounts-receivable-in-sap-fi.html "Accounts Receivable in SAP FI") ## Key Fields and Document Types in FB60 Several FB60 fields are easy to confuse because they look similar but drive different postings. The table below explains what each one controls. | Field | What it controls | | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Invoice Date | The date printed on the supplier document. It normally drives the baseline date used for payment terms. | | Posting Date | The date the entry hits the ledger, and therefore the posting period and fiscal year of the document. | | Reference | The external invoice number. It is the field the duplicate invoice check compares against existing documents. | | Document Type | KR for a standard vendor invoice, KG for a vendor credit memo, and KZ for a vendor payment. The type controls the number range. | | Calculate Tax | When ticked, the system derives the tax amount from the tax code instead of expecting it to be keyed manually. | | Payment Terms | Copied from the vendor master but changeable per document. It sets the due date and any cash discount. | Only one vendor line is permitted per FB60 document. Invoices that must split across two suppliers, or that need several vendor lines, are entered with the general document entry transactions FB01 or F-43 instead. ## FB60 vs MIRO: When to Use Each Transaction New users often post an invoice in the wrong place. The distinction is simply whether a purchase order sits behind the document. | Aspect | FB60 | MIRO | | ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Module | Financial Accounting (FI) | Materials Management (MM), logistics invoice verification | | Purchase order | Not required — no PO reference | Mandatory — invoice is matched to a PO | | Goods receipt | Not involved | Three-way match against the goods receipt | | Typical use | Rent, utilities, telephone, audit fees, stationery | Trade payables for materials and services procured on a PO | | Accounts updated | Vendor and expense or purchase G/L accounts | GR/IR clearing, material or stock accounts, price differences, vendor | Where the Materials Management module is not implemented, or where the spend never passes through purchasing, FB60 is the correct entry point. Anything raised on a purchase order should be verified through MIRO so the GR/IR clearing account balances. ## Common FB60 Errors and Related T-codes Most FB60 failures come from missing derivation data rather than from the transaction itself. The problems below account for the majority of posting errors. * **“Enter tax base amount for account … in company code”:** the tax code expects a base amount. Tick Calculate Tax, or key the tax figure on the item line. * **Account requires an assignment to a CO object:** the expense account is cost element managed. Open the line item and enter a cost centre, internal order or WBS element. * **Posting period not open:** the posting date falls outside the open period. Correct the date, or have the period opened in OB52. * **Vendor blocked for posting:** a posting block is set on the supplier master. Review it in FK02 or XK02 before retrying. * **Duplicate invoice warning:** the same reference, amount and date already exist. Confirm the document is genuinely new before overriding the message. The transactions listed below are the ones most often needed alongside FB60. | T-code | Purpose | | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------- | | FV60 | Park a supplier invoice for later completion and approval | | FBV0 | Post or delete a parked vendor document | | FB65 | Post a vendor credit memo for a purchase return | | FB08 | Reverse an incorrectly posted document | | FBL1N | Display vendor line items and open invoices | | F-53 | Post an outgoing payment against the invoice | | OB08 | Maintain the exchange rates used for foreign currency documents | Checking the vendor line items in FBL1N straight after posting is the quickest way to confirm that the invoice reached [accounts payable](https://www.guru99.com/accounts-payable-in-sap-fi.html) with the expected due date and amount. ## FAQs ⚡ Can a vendor invoice be parked instead of posted in FB60? Yes. Transaction FV60 parks a supplier invoice so that data is held without updating transaction figures. A reviewer then completes and posts it with FBV0\. Parking suits invoices awaiting a cost centre, an approval or a missing tax base amount. 🧾 What accounting entry does an FB60 posting create? FB60 debits the expense or purchase G/L account entered in the item details and credits the vendor reconciliation account derived from the supplier master. Tax lines post automatically to the input tax account when the Calculate Tax indicator is set. 🔄 How is an invoice posted through FB60 reversed? Use FB08 for a single document or F.80 for a mass reversal. Enter the document number, company code, fiscal year and a reversal reason. Cleared documents must first be [reset](https://www.guru99.com/how-to-reset-ar-cleared-items.html) with FBRA before FB08 accepts them. 🌍 Where does FB60 take the exchange rate from? The system reads exchange rate type M from table TCURR, [maintained](https://www.guru99.com/how-to-maintain-exchange-rates.html) in transaction OB08, using the translation date. Typing a rate directly on the Local Currency tab overrides that default for the single document only. 📋 Can FB60 post several vendor line items at once? No. FB60 accepts exactly one vendor line per document. Splitting an amount across several suppliers, or posting two vendor lines together, requires the general document entry transactions FB01 or F-43 instead. 🤖 How does AI help with accounts payable invoice processing? Machine learning models read scanned supplier documents, predict the G/L account and cost centre, and score duplicate or fraudulent invoices before entry. SAP delivers this through Document Information Extraction and the Business AI capabilities embedded in accounts payable. 💡 Can GitHub Copilot automate repetitive FB60 postings? [GitHub Copilot](https://github.com/features/copilot) accelerates the code around the transaction rather than the SAP screen. It drafts ABAP wrappers for BAPI\_ACC\_DOCUMENT\_POST, batch input recordings and OData payloads that an agentic pipeline runs. Generated postings still need functional testing in a sandbox client. 📱 Is FB60 still available in SAP S/4HANA? Yes. FB60 runs in S/4HANA as the Create Incoming Invoices app. SAP also ships the Fiori app Create Supplier Invoice (F0859), which supports parking and attachments. Public cloud editions expose the Fiori apps rather than the classic GUI transaction. #### Summarize this post with: ChatGPT Perplexity Grok Google AI **Stay Updated on AI** **Get Weekly AI Skills, Trends, Actionable Advice.** ##### Sign up for the newsletter Subscribe for Free You have successfully subscribed. 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