How To Fix PFM_PAP_MESSAGES109 - Payment block "&1" is not customized. Document cannot be updated.

PFM_PAP_MESSAGES109 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PFM_PAP_MESSAGES - PAP Message Class

• Message number: 109

• Message text: Payment block "&1" is not customized. Document cannot be updated.

What causes this issue?

You want to approve a PAP document that includes a document with a
payment block that is not customized in table <AB>PFM_ASS_PBLOCK</>.

System Response

The approval process is stopped.

How to fix this error?

Assign payment block indicator in Customizing using the
<DS:SIMG.PFM_PAP_BLK_IND>Define Payment Block Indicator for PAP
Documents</> activity or by maintaining view <AB>PFMV_ASS_PBLOCK.</>

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message PFM_PAP_MESSAGES109 - Payment block "&1" is not customized. Document cannot be updated. ?

  The SAP error message PFM_PAP_MESSAGES109 indicates that there is a payment block set on a document, but the specific payment block type (represented by "&1") has not been customized in the system. This means that the system does not recognize the payment block, and as a result, it cannot process or update the document.
  
  Cause:
  
  Unconfigured Payment Block: The payment block type used in the document is not defined in the system's configuration. This could happen if a new payment block was introduced but not properly set up in the system.
  Incorrect Document Type: The document type may not be compatible with the payment block being used.
  Data Entry Error: There may have been a mistake in entering the payment block in the document.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Payment Block Configuration:
  
  Go to the configuration settings in SAP (usually through transaction code SPRO).
  Navigate to the relevant section for payment blocks (e.g., Financial Accounting > Accounts Payable > Payment Transactions