Accounting and Disbursements Division
Accounts Payable Branch
VIM Workplace Exception
Return to Vendor
Overview
How to reject invoice to vendor
Instructions
Login to SAP to access VIM
• VIM will be another accessible main tab in SAP
VIM Portal: VIM | Process Transactions | VIM Workplace | Personal View
• Switch Work View | All Users View
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Accounting and Disbursements Division
Accounts Payable Branch
VIM Workplace Exception
Return to Vendor
Displays all DP Documents with issue/s
• Use bottom scroll bar to access the Exception Reason column (along with other
columns such as PO, Vendor, Invoice, Discount, etc.)
• Any column can be sorted or filtered by using the various function icons
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Accounting and Disbursements Division
Accounts Payable Branch
VIM Workplace Exception
Return to Vendor
Click ‘‘Execute’’ icon to access invoice for review
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Accounting and Disbursements Division
Accounts Payable Branch
VIM Workplace Exception
Return to Vendor
• A separate screen, displaying the invoice image, will appear
o User can close the invoice image window or keep window open to review
Click “Yes” if Security Alert window appears
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Accounting and Disbursements Division
Accounts Payable Branch
VIM Workplace Exception
Return to Vendor
The necessary DP document fields will unlock to access Process Options
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Accounting and Disbursements Division
Accounts Payable Branch
VIM Workplace Exception
Return to Vendor
Reject invoice to vendor
• Click “Return to Vendor”
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Accounting and Disbursements Division
Accounts Payable Branch
VIM Workplace Exception
Return to Vendor
• Displays ‘‘Confirm Action Selection’’ window
o Click “Yes” to execute option to return to vendor
• Displays “Return to Vendor” window
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Accounting and Disbursements Division
Accounts Payable Branch
VIM Workplace Exception
Return to Vendor
• Confirm vendor email address
o If incorrect, delete current information and enter correct vendor email
address
o Additional email address(es) can be added, if needed
• Subject field auto-populate with specific information
• Check necessary box(es) in the “Reason” section pertaining to invoice
issue(s)
• Enter necessary comment(s) in “Comment to Vendor” and “DP Process
Comments” fields
• Select Mail Template, if more than one selection
• Click “Generate Preview” to view message to be transmitted
• Displays selected ‘’Reason’’ and written ‘‘Comment for Vendor’’ on the
template
• Click “Send” icon
o Click on “Yes” to send vendor email and obsolete DP Document
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Accounting and Disbursements Division
Accounts Payable Branch
VIM Workplace Exception
Return to Vendor
• Email notification will be sent to vendor
• Invoice will be obsoleted (deleted) from the workflow with the comment