How To Fix BIL188 - No data exchange program found for basic program &2 (outsorting check &1)

BIL188 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BIL - General billing

• Message number: 188

• Message text: No data exchange program found for basic program &2 (outsorting check &1)

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message BIL188 - No data exchange program found for basic program &2 (outsorting check &1) ?

  The SAP error message BIL188 indicates that there is no data exchange program found for the specified basic program in the context of an outsouring check. This error typically arises in the context of billing or invoicing processes, particularly when dealing with data exchange between different systems or modules.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Configuration: The error often occurs when the necessary configuration for the data exchange program is not set up in the system. This could be due to missing entries in the relevant customizing tables.
  Incorrect Program Assignment: The basic program specified in the error message may not have a corresponding data exchange program assigned to it.
  Transport Issues: If the configuration was recently transported from another system, it may not have been properly set up in the target system.
  Version Mismatch: There may be a version mismatch between the programs or components involved in the data exchange.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Configuration: 
  
  Go to the relevant customizing transaction (e.g.,