How To Fix FMFG_PAY_E005 - Payment document &1/&2 already reversed by &3/&4

FMFG_PAY_E005 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FMFG_PAY_E -

• Message number: 005

• Message text: Payment document &1/&2 already reversed by &3/&4

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FMFG_PAY_E005 - Payment document &1/&2 already reversed by &3/&4 ?

  The SAP error message FMFG_PAY_E005 indicates that a payment document has already been reversed. This error typically occurs in the context of financial transactions within the SAP system, particularly when dealing with payment processing in the Funds Management (FM) module.
  
  Cause:
  The error message FMFG_PAY_E005 is triggered when you attempt to reverse a payment document that has already been reversed. The message provides the following details:
  
  &1: Payment document number
  &2: Fiscal year
  &3: Reversal document number
  &4: Reversal fiscal year
  
  This means that the system has detected that the specified payment document has already undergone a reversal process, and therefore, a second reversal is not permitted.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Document Status: Verify the status of the payment document in question. You can do this by using transaction codes such as FB03 (Display Document) or FBL1N (Vendor Line Item Display) to see the details of the payment document and its reversal.
  
  
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