How To Fix EDPP037 - Business partner &1 is being used in an open billing document

EDPP037 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: EDPP -

• Message number: 037

• Message text: Business partner &1 is being used in an open billing document

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message EDPP037 - Business partner &1 is being used in an open billing document ?

  The SAP error message EDPP037 indicates that a business partner (BP) is currently being used in an open billing document, which prevents certain actions from being performed on that business partner. This is a common issue in SAP systems when trying to make changes to a business partner that is linked to ongoing financial transactions.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs because the business partner is associated with an open billing document, meaning that there are pending transactions that need to be completed or processed. This could happen in scenarios such as:
  
  Attempting to delete or modify the business partner while there are active invoices or billing documents linked to it.
  Trying to change the status of the business partner when it is still referenced in open transactions.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the EDPP037 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Identify Open Billing Documents:
  
  Use transaction codes like VF03 (Display Billing Document) or VF02 (Change Billing Document) to check for any