How To Fix EOP_FIN012 - Payment advice &1 exists for customer &2 &3

EOP_FIN012 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: EOP_FIN - End-of-Purpose Check

• Message number: 012

• Message text: Payment advice &1 exists for customer &2 &3

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message EOP_FIN012 - Payment advice &1 exists for customer &2 &3 ?

  The SAP error message EOP_FIN012 indicates that there is a payment advice already existing for a specific customer. This message typically arises in the context of financial transactions, particularly when processing payments or payment advice notes in the SAP system.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when you attempt to create or process a payment advice for a customer who already has an existing payment advice. This can happen due to:
  
  Duplicate entries being created inadvertently.
  An attempt to process a payment advice for a customer that has already been processed.
  Data inconsistencies or issues in the payment processing workflow.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Payment Advice:
  
  Use transaction codes like FBL1N (Vendor Line Item Display) or FBL5N (Customer Line Item Display) to check if there is an existing payment advice for the customer in question.
  Look for any entries that may have been created previously.
  
  
  
  Review Payment Advice Details:
  
  If a payment advice already exists,