How To Fix AD01176 - There is more than one sales order or contract item for WBS element &

AD01176 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AD01 - DI Processor (Expense-related Billing)

• Message number: 176

• Message text: There is more than one sales order or contract item for WBS element &

What causes this issue?

You want to bill a sales document according to resources, or carry out
a sales price calculation. You bill more than once to the same billing
WBS element in the sales document items. This can occur directly or
indirectly by assigning an account to a lower-level WBS element in the
hierarchy.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Enter the sales document items you want to bill according to resources,
or for which you want to create a sales price calculation. You must
assign them to different billing elements.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message AD01176 - There is more than one sales order or contract item for WBS element & ?

  The SAP error message AD01176 indicates that there is more than one sales order or contract item associated with a specific Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) element. This situation typically arises in project management scenarios where multiple sales orders or contracts are linked to a single WBS element, which can lead to confusion or issues in processing.
  
  Cause:
  
  Multiple Sales Orders/Contracts: The primary cause of this error is that the WBS element is linked to more than one sales order or contract item. This can happen if multiple sales orders are created for the same project or if there are changes in the project structure.
  Incorrect Configuration: Sometimes, the system configuration or settings may allow multiple entries for a single WBS element, leading to this error.
  Data Entry Errors: Manual data entry errors can also result in multiple sales orders being incorrectly assigned to the same WBS element.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Review Sales Orders/Contracts: Check the sales orders or