How To Fix BIL118 - Conditional billing program &1 does not belong to fact group &2

BIL118 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BIL - General billing

• Message number: 118

• Message text: Conditional billing program &1 does not belong to fact group &2

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message BIL118 - Conditional billing program &1 does not belong to fact group &2 ?

  The SAP error message BIL118 indicates that there is a mismatch between the conditional billing program and the fact group in the billing process. This typically occurs in the context of billing documents where the system expects a specific billing program to be associated with a particular fact group, but it finds that they do not match.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Configuration Issues: The billing program may not be correctly assigned to the fact group in the configuration settings.
  Data Inconsistencies: There may be inconsistencies in the master data or transaction data that lead to this error.
  Custom Development: If there are custom developments or modifications in the billing process, they might not align with the standard configurations.
  Incorrect Billing Type: The billing type used may not be compatible with the fact group defined in the system.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Go to the configuration settings in SAP (Transaction SPRO).
  Navigate to the billing configuration and verify that the billing program is correctly