How To Fix 8I661 - Billing type or tax code is not maintained in the customization table

8I661 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 8I - Localization India

• Message number: 661

• Message text: Billing type or tax code is not maintained in the customization table

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8I661 - Details

• The SAP error message 8I661 indicates that there is an issue with the billing type or tax code not being maintained in the relevant customization table. This error typically arises during the billing process in SAP, particularly in the context of billing documents or invoices.
  
  Cause:
  The error can occur due to several reasons:
  
  Missing Configuration: The billing type or tax code has not been configured in the system. This can happen if the necessary settings were not completed during the initial setup or if changes were made that were not properly reflected in the configuration.
  Incorrect Billing Type or Tax Code: The billing type or tax code being used in the transaction does not exist in the customization tables.
  Transport Issues: If the configuration was transported from one system to another (e.g., from development to production), there may have been issues during the transport that resulted in missing entries.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can