Diagnosis
This message can appear for two reasons:

• The quantity for which you are entering the invoice is greater than the
difference between the quantity delivered so far and the quantityinvoiced so far.

• The invoice refers to a service item for which an invoice has already
been posted.
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System Response
The system has determined that the product of (invoice quantity -quantity to be invoiced) * order price is greater than the tolerancelimit for quantity variances set in Customizing.
In the case of order-based Invoice Verification, the system blocks theinvoice for payment at the time of posting with the blocking reason"Quantity variance".

Procedure
Check your entries and make any necessary corrections.


• Goods Receipt-Based Invoice Verification

Conventional Invoice Verification
The system does not allow you to post the quantity entered. For thisreason you can only post the invoice as a subsequent debit/credit. Ifyou want to do this, enter the appropriate subsequent debit/creditindicator in the field Subseq. debit/credit.
Logistics Invoice Verification
If you post the invoice despite the variance, the system carries outthe posting and the associated account movements. However, the documentalso receives a blocking indicator, so that the system cannot pay it.

• Order-based Invoice Verification

If you post the invoice despite the variance, the system carries outthe posting and the associated account movements. However, the documentalso receives a blocking indicator, so that the system cannot pay it.

• Invoice for a Service

A service item is considered to be completely settled when the firstinvoice is posted. If you receive another invoice, as in this case, youcan only post the invoice as a subsequent debit/credit. Enter theappropriate subsequent debit/credit indicator in the field Subseq.debit/credit.