How To Fix EPS538 - Request lines have already been created for this payment scheme

EPS538 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: EPS - Payment Scheme

• Message number: 538

• Message text: Request lines have already been created for this payment scheme

What causes this issue?

Request lines have already been generated for dates after the
date you want the changes to the payment scheme to take effect.
However,
this payment scheme has a category that does not allow the generation of
request lines in dialog mode.

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

System Response

INCLUDE ISU_VERARB OBJECT DOKU ID TX

How to fix this error?

Reverse the last invoicing for contract account &V1& and make the
changes again
or
Make a change that takes effect after &V2&.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

EPS538 - Details

• The SAP error message EPS538 ("Request lines have already been created for this payment scheme") typically occurs in the context of payment processing, particularly when dealing with payment requests or payment runs in SAP. This error indicates that there are already existing request lines associated with the payment scheme you are trying to process, which prevents the system from creating new lines for the same payment scheme.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Payment Requests: The most common cause is that a payment request has already been created for the same payment scheme, and the system does not allow duplicate entries.
  Incorrect Payment Scheme: The payment scheme you are trying to use may already have existing entries that conflict with the new request.
  System Configuration: There may be configuration settings in the payment processing module that restrict the creation of multiple request lines for the same payment scheme.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Existing Payment Requests: Review the existing payment requests associated with