How To Fix CC183 - You can only complete a document in the document management system

CC183 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CC - ECM: Messages

• Message number: 183

• Message text: You can only complete a document in the document management system

What causes this issue?

You are looking at the general object overview and want to set the
system status "Change complete" for a document.
This function is not supported for documents in the engineering change
management system.
In the "Document Statuses" step of the IMG for the document management
system, you define per document type whether a document with this
status is evaluated as "complete" for engineering change management
purposes.
You can only set a status with the <LS>Completion message for
engineering change management</> indicator in the document info record
if the current system status of the document in the change master
recordis defined as a previous status for the system status "Change
released".
If this is the case, the object management record in the change master
record is changed automatically. The system status is set to "Change
released".

How to fix this error?

If you want to release the document, first set the status defined for
this purpose in the document info record.
Note:
On the object management record detail screen, you can display the
possible system statuses for each change object. To do this, choose
menu option <LS>Edit</>, function <LS>Set status</>.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CC183 - You can only complete a document in the document management system ?

  The SAP error message CC183, which states "You can only complete a document in the document management system," typically occurs in the context of document management within SAP, particularly when dealing with document processing in the Document Management System (DMS).
  
  Cause:
  The error usually arises due to one of the following reasons:
  
  Document Status: The document you are trying to complete may not be in a status that allows for completion. For example, it might be in a draft or locked state.
  Missing Authorizations: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to complete the document.
  Document Type Configuration: The document type may not be configured correctly in the DMS settings, preventing completion.
  Incomplete Document: The document may be missing required fields or information that must be filled out before it can be completed.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the CC183 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  Check Document Status: Verify the status of the document. Ensure that it is