How To Fix FKKINV049 - Different company codes within substitute group for invoice printing

FKKINV049 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 049

• Message text: Different company codes within substitute group for invoice printing

trados = fi

What causes this issue?

In a billing document you are using a substitute group for invoice
printing. With the combination of <DS:DE.REFDOCNO_KK>external document
number</>/ <DS:DE.LOGSYS>logical system</>/
<DS:DE.PRINT_SUBSTITUTE_KK>substitute group for invoice printing</>/
<DS:DE.ITEM_SIMULATED_KK>line item is simulated</>, the value is
&v1&
For this substitute group for invoice printing, there are no line items
with company code &v2& and line items with company code &v3&. However,
the company code must be unique within the 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.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FKKINV049 - Different company codes within substitute group for invoice printing ?

  The SAP error message FKKINV049 indicates that there are different company codes within a substitute group when trying to print invoices. This error typically arises in the context of the SAP Convergent Charging or SAP Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable (FI-CA) modules, where invoice processing is involved.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when the system detects that the invoice printing process is trying to use a substitute group that contains multiple company codes. In SAP, a substitute group is used to define how invoices are printed, and it is expected that all entries within a substitute group belong to the same company code. If there are entries from different company codes, the system cannot process the invoice printing correctly, leading to this error.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the FKKINV049 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Substitute Group Configuration:
  
  Go to the configuration settings for the substitute group in the SAP system.
  Ensure that all entries in the substitute