How To Fix AJ476 - Billing quantities with mixed plus and minus signs is not permitted

AJ476 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AJ - Billing program

• Message number: 476

• Message text: Billing quantities with mixed plus and minus signs is not permitted

What causes this issue?

During billing, the system determined that the quantity for billing
within a variant consists of both positive and negative components.
This is not supported and will lead to incorrect results.

System Response

Billing of the contract is cancelled.

How to fix this error?

Check the constellation.
The following options are available:
Clean up the data
Change the rate configuration

Procedure for System Administrators

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

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message AJ476 - Billing quantities with mixed plus and minus signs is not permitted ?

  The SAP error message AJ476 indicates that there is an issue with billing quantities in a billing document where there are mixed positive and negative quantities. This situation is not permitted in SAP, as it can lead to inconsistencies in billing and accounting.
  
  Cause:
  The error typically arises in the following scenarios:
  
  Mixed Sign Quantities: The billing document contains line items where some quantities are positive (indicating sales) and others are negative (indicating returns or adjustments).
  Incorrect Data Entry: During the creation or modification of the billing document, quantities may have been incorrectly entered or adjusted.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the billing process that do not allow for mixed sign quantities.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Review the Billing Document:
  
  Check the line items in the billing document to identify any entries with mixed signs.
  Ensure that all quantities are either positive or negative, depending on the context of the