How To Fix EK815 - You cannot remove pymt plan type from contract &1; An active plan exists

EK815 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: EK - IS-U Accounts Receivable and Payable

• Message number: 815

• Message text: You cannot remove pymt plan type from contract &1; An active plan exists

What causes this issue?

You tried to remove a <DS:GLOS.CE3D29A77D72D411BA570800060D888B>payment
plan category</> from contract &v1&, although an active payment plan
still exists for this contract.
This action would result in the
<DS:GLOS.2A7E8A9C5C28D311B60F0060B03C2BFF>payment plan</> being
terminated incorrectly.

System Response

INCLUDE ISU_VERARB OBJECT DOKU ID TX

How to fix this error?

Delete the starting month from the contract to terminate the payment
plan.
The payment plan will then be terminated automatically during the next
invoicing run.

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

EK815 - Details

• The SAP error message EK815 indicates that you are trying to remove a payment plan type from a contract, but there is an active payment plan associated with that contract. This error typically occurs in the context of purchasing contracts or agreements where payment plans are defined.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that the contract you are trying to modify has an active payment plan that is currently in use. SAP does not allow the removal of a payment plan type if there are existing entries or activities linked to it.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Active Payment Plans: 
  
  Navigate to the contract in question and check the payment plans associated with it. You can do this by going to the contract details and reviewing the payment plan section.
  
  
  
  Deactivate or Remove the Payment Plan:
  
  If you find that there is an active payment plan, you will need