How To Fix F5A167 - More than one FI follow-on document exists in the document parking

F5A167 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: F5A - Document Editing

• Message number: 167

• Message text: More than one FI follow-on document exists in the document parking

What causes this issue?

You have tried to park a document that generates more than one
follow-on document in Financial Accounting. For example, this is the
case when invoices are reduced in the Logistics invoice verification.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

You cannot reduce invoices during parking. Enter the invoice without a
reduction.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message F5A167 - More than one FI follow-on document exists in the document parking ?

  The SAP error message F5A167 indicates that there is more than one Financial Accounting (FI) follow-on document associated with a parked document. This typically occurs when you attempt to post or process a parked document that has multiple follow-on documents linked to it, which can lead to confusion in the system regarding which document to process.
  
  Cause:
  
  Multiple Follow-On Documents: The parked document has multiple follow-on documents (e.g., invoices, credit memos) that are linked to it, and the system cannot determine which one to use for further processing.
  Document Parking Issues: There may be issues with how the documents were parked or how they were subsequently processed, leading to multiple follow-ons being created.
  Data Integrity Issues: There could be inconsistencies or errors in the data that have led to multiple follow-on documents being created unintentionally.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Review Parked Document: Check the parked document to see the list of follow-on documents associated with it. You can do