How To Fix FKKINV033 - Enter a substitute group for invoice printing

FKKINV033 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FKKINV - Invoicing in Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable

• Message number: 033

• Message text: Enter a substitute group for invoice printing

What causes this issue?

For billing document items that are <DS:DE.POSTREL_KK>relevant for
posting</> and not <DS:DE.PRINTREL_KK>relevant for printing</>, you have
to specify a <DS:DE.PRINT_SUBSTITUTE_KK>substitute group for invoice
printing</>.

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?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FKKINV033 - Details

• The SAP error message FKKINV033 ("Enter a substitute group for invoice printing") typically occurs in the context of invoicing within the SAP Convergent Invoicing (CI) module. This error indicates that the system requires a substitute group to be defined for the invoice printing process, which is necessary for generating invoices correctly.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Substitute Group: The primary cause of this error is that the invoice document does not have a substitute group assigned. Substitute groups are used to determine how invoices are printed and processed.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the system where the substitute groups are not properly defined or linked to the relevant invoice types.
  Master Data Issues: The customer or contract master data may not have the necessary settings for substitute groups.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Invoice Document:
  
  Review the invoice document that triggered the error. Ensure that it has a substitute group assigned.
  
  
  
  Define Substitute