How To Fix MN137 - Billing document & not yet forwarded to Financial Accounting

MN137 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: MN - Message class for subsequent settlement (Purchasing)

• Message number: 137

• Message text: Billing document & not yet forwarded to Financial Accounting

What causes this issue?

Billing document &V1& has not yet been released to Financial Accounting.
The document must be released to Financial Accounting before income and
provisions for accrued income can be updated in the information
structures of the Logistics Information System.

System Response

Rebate arrangement &V2& cannot be settled if settlement is carried out
that relates to income or provisions for accrued income settled using
this document (e.g. final settlement).

How to fix this error?

Release billing document &V1& to Financial Accounting or cancel the
document.

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

If you are authorized, you can release the document directly:
<DS:TRAN.VF02>Change customer billing document</>
<DS:TRAN.WLF2>Change supplier billing document</>
ENDIF
Settle rebate arrangement &V2& again.

&HINTS&
In Customizing, you can enter a billing type that automatically forwards
the documents to Financial Accounting:
RESET N1
Determine the billing type in the header of billing document &V2&.
If you are authorized, change the
<DS:SIMG.SIMG_CFMENUOLSDVOFA>billing type</> in Customizing.
ENDIF

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message MN137 - Billing document & not yet forwarded to Financial Accounting ?

  The SAP error message MN137 indicates that a billing document has not yet been forwarded to Financial Accounting (FI). This typically occurs in the context of the billing process within the Sales and Distribution (SD) module, where the billing document is created but not yet posted to the financial accounting system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Incomplete Billing Document: The billing document may not be complete or may have missing information that prevents it from being posted to FI.
  Posting Block: There may be a posting block set on the billing document, which prevents it from being transferred to Financial Accounting.
  
  Configuration Issues: There could be configuration issues in the system that prevent the billing document from being processed correctly.
  User Authorizations: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to post the billing document to FI.
  Technical Issues: There may be technical issues or errors in the system that are preventing the document from being processed.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Billing Document Status: