How To Fix EWA659 - A dunning clarification case already exists for contract account &1

EWA659 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: EWA - IS-U-WA: Waste Management

• Message number: 659

• Message text: A dunning clarification case already exists for contract account &1

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message EWA659 - A dunning clarification case already exists for contract account &1 ?

  The SAP error message EWA659 indicates that there is already an existing dunning clarification case for the specified contract account. This typically occurs in the context of the dunning process, where a company is managing overdue payments from customers.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when you attempt to create a new dunning clarification case for a contract account that already has an active or pending clarification case. This is a safeguard to prevent duplicate cases from being created, which could lead to confusion and inefficiencies in the dunning process.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Cases: 
  
  Navigate to the dunning clarification case management area in SAP and check if there is already an existing case for the specified contract account. You can use transaction codes like FPL9 (Dunning History) or FPL1 (Dunning Clarification) to find existing cases.
  
  
  
  Review the Case: 
  
  If an existing case is found, review its status and