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title: Invoice exception definition form
description: Field descriptions for the Invoice exception definition form used to create and configure invoice exception definitions in Accounts Payable Invoice Processing.
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# Invoice exception definition form

Field descriptions for the Invoice exception definition form used to create and configure invoice exception definitions in Accounts Payable Invoice Processing.

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Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Name

</td><td>

Name of the invoice exception definition.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Application

</td><td>

Application scope to create the invoice exception definition in. For example, Accounts Payable Invoice Processing.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Active

</td><td>

Option to activate the invoice exception definition for use.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Order

</td><td>

The order in which you want the invoice exception to be identified. Specify a numeric value in multiples of 100.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Line level exception

</td><td>

Option to mark the invoice exception definition as a line-level exception.

</td></tr><tr><td>

View

</td><td>

View that is used to display the fields in an exception record.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Allow bypass

</td><td>

Option to allow bypass of the invoice exception definition.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Dependent

</td><td>

The Invoice exception definition on which the new invoice exception definition depends on.For example, exception definition record A depends on exception definition record B. If an invoice has an open exception of type B, the exception engine skips the check for exception definition A and identifies only exception definition B.

The dependent invoice exception definition record must have a lower order value than the new invoice exception definition record that you're creating.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Applicable to

</td><td>

Type of invoice that the invoice exception definition is applicable to. For example, PO Invoice.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Execution type \(choice\)

</td><td>

Mechanism that the exception engine uses to evaluate invoice exceptions.-   Subflow that is run to determine if the exception exists for a given invoice.
-   Script defines the logic to determine if the exception applies to an invoice.

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