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Filling in this field affects the correct processing of the VIES Declaration.
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Settle an Sales Credit Memo
An issued sales credit memo can be settled with a posted sales invoice before it is posted. To do this, use the Applies-to Document Type and Applies-to Document No. fields. The AssistEdit button can be used to select the desired open Customer Item. The entries will be settled after the credit memo is posted.
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