How To Fix >6803 - Correspondence &1 already has incoming date &2

>6803 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: >6 - Purchasing Document

• Message number: 803

• Message text: Correspondence &1 already has incoming date &2

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message >6803 - Correspondence &1 already has incoming date &2 ?

  The SAP error message 6803 ("Correspondence &1 already has incoming date &2") typically occurs in the context of managing correspondence in SAP systems, particularly when dealing with incoming correspondence or documents that have already been processed or recorded.
  
  Cause:
  The error indicates that there is an attempt to process or create a new entry for correspondence that already has an incoming date assigned to it. This can happen in scenarios such as:
  
  Trying to reprocess or re-enter correspondence that has already been acknowledged or processed.
  Attempting to assign a new incoming date to correspondence that has already been recorded with a specific date.
  Data integrity issues where the system detects a duplicate entry for the same correspondence.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Correspondence: 
  
  Review the correspondence records to confirm if the entry with the specified incoming date already exists. You can do this by using transaction codes related to correspondence