How To Fix EB074 - The existing billing documents cannot be invoiced (CA &1)

EB074 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: EB - IS-U invoicing

• Message number: 074

• Message text: The existing billing documents cannot be invoiced (CA &1)

What causes this issue?

The invoicing unit for the selected account &v1& could not be created,
because the internal validations could not find any invoicable billing
documents (automatic or manual).
This could be due to one of the following reasons:
Only a manual billing document exists for the contract account to
invoice, and it may not be invoiced by itself. No leading automatic
billing document exists.
More than one required contract exists for the contract account to
invoice. However, not all the periodic billing, interim billing, or
final billing documents are available for all the required contracts.

System Response

The contract account was not invoiced.

How to fix this error?

Check the billing documents for the contract account that have not been
posted.
If no leading automatic billing document exists, make sure that the
existing manual billing document is not invoiced until at least one
additional, automatic billing document exists for the corresponding
contract account.
If more than one required contract exists for the corresponding
contract account, make sure that at least one automatic billing
document is available for all of the required contracts that belong to
the corresponding contract account.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message EB074 - The existing billing documents cannot be invoiced (CA &1) ?

  The SAP error message EB074, which states "The existing billing documents cannot be invoiced (CA &1)," typically occurs in the context of billing and invoicing processes within the SAP system. This error indicates that there are existing billing documents that are preventing the creation of a new invoice. Here are the potential causes, solutions, and related information for this error:
  Causes:
  
  Existing Billing Documents: There are one or more billing documents that are already created for the same sales order or delivery, which are preventing the invoicing of new documents.
  Status Issues: The existing billing documents may be in a status that does not allow further invoicing (e.g., they are still in process or have been blocked).
  Incomplete Data: Required data for the billing documents may be missing or incomplete, leading to issues in processing.
  Document Flow Issues: There may be inconsistencies in the document flow, such as missing links between sales orders, deliveries, and