How To Fix KD208 - The sender is statistical - not to be settled

KD208 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KD - CO Settlement

• Message number: 208

• Message text: The sender is statistical - not to be settled

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KD208 - Details

• The SAP error message KD208 ("The sender is statistical - not to be settled") typically occurs in the context of controlling (CO) when you are trying to settle a cost object that is marked as statistical. In SAP, statistical cost objects are used for tracking purposes and do not have actual costs that need to be settled to other cost objects or internal orders.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises because the sender cost object (like a statistical internal order or a statistical cost center) is not intended to have its costs settled. Instead, it is used for reporting and analysis purposes only. When you attempt to settle costs from a statistical sender, SAP prevents this action, leading to the KD208 error.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can consider the following options:
  
  
  Check the Sender Object: Verify if the sender object is indeed meant to be statistical. If it is not supposed to be statistical, you