How To Fix 9P656 - Sorry, payment reason "&1" does not exist in customizing

9P656 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 9P - Russia and Ukraine class messages for development

• Message number: 656

• Message text: Sorry, payment reason "&1" does not exist in customizing

What causes this issue?

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

System Response

How to fix this error?

Check your payment reasons in the
<DS:SIMG.J_3RF_PAYRV>Maintain Payment Reasons</> Customizing activity.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 9P656 - Sorry, payment reason "&1" does not exist in customizing ?

  The SAP error message 9P656 indicates that there is an issue with the payment reason specified in a transaction. Specifically, it states that the payment reason "&1" does not exist in customizing. This typically occurs when a payment reason code is used in a transaction that has not been defined or configured in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Customization: The payment reason code you are trying to use has not been defined in the SAP system's customizing settings.
  Incorrect Payment Reason: The payment reason code may have been entered incorrectly, leading to the system not recognizing it.
  Transport Issues: If the payment reason was recently created or modified in a different environment (like development) and not transported to the current environment (like production), it may not exist there.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Customizing Settings:
  
  Go to the SAP Easy Access screen.
  Navigate to the customizing settings for payment reasons. This can typically be found under:SPRO -> Financial Accounting -> Accounts Receivable