How To Fix FKK_PAY026 - A payment approval already exists from overpayment with ID &1

FKK_PAY026 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FKK_PAY - Payment Services

• Message number: 026

• Message text: A payment approval already exists from overpayment with ID &1

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FKK_PAY026 - A payment approval already exists from overpayment with ID &1 ?

  The SAP error message FKK_PAY026 indicates that there is an existing payment approval related to an overpayment with a specific ID. This typically occurs in the context of the SAP Convergent Charging or SAP Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable (FI-CA) modules, where overpayments can lead to complications in processing payments.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when you attempt to process a payment that is linked to an overpayment that has already been approved. This can happen in scenarios such as:
  
  An overpayment was made by a customer, and a payment approval was already created for that overpayment.
  You are trying to create a new payment approval for the same overpayment, which is not allowed since the system recognizes that an approval already exists.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Payment Approvals:
  
  Use transaction codes like FPL9 (Display Payment Proposal) or FBL5N (Customer Line Item Display) to check if there is an existing