How To Fix FC159 - Terms of payment must be copied from invoice (Joint venture)

FC159 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FC - FI configuration error messages

• Message number: 159

• Message text: Terms of payment must be copied from invoice (Joint venture)

What causes this issue?

The "Joint Venture Accounting" component is set to active in the
company code affected. Joint Venture Accounting always requires the
terms of payment to be inherited from the invoice when forming residual
items.

System Response

Error message

How to fix this error?

Choose your setting so that the terms of payment are transferred from
the invoice.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FC159 - Terms of payment must be copied from invoice (Joint venture) ?

  The SAP error message FC159, which states "Terms of payment must be copied from invoice (Joint venture)," typically occurs in the context of joint venture accounting when there is an issue with the payment terms during the processing of an invoice. This error indicates that the system expects the payment terms to be derived from the invoice, but they are either missing or incorrectly configured.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Payment Terms: The invoice does not have any payment terms specified, which is required for processing.
  Incorrect Configuration: The configuration settings for joint venture accounting may not be set up correctly, leading to issues in copying payment terms.
  Data Inconsistency: There may be inconsistencies in the data between the invoice and the joint venture accounting entries.
  Document Type Issues: The document type used for the invoice may not be compatible with the joint venture settings.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Invoice Payment Terms:
  
  Open the invoice in question and verify that the payment terms