How To Fix PSSC_BILLING044 - For NCD &1 (BP &2) a billing doc is not created (due to predecessor NCD)

PSSC_BILLING044 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PSSC_BILLING - PS Social Services - Billing

• Message number: 044

• Message text: For NCD &1 (BP &2) a billing doc is not created (due to predecessor NCD)

What causes this issue?

For net calculation document (NCD) &v1& (BP &v2&) there is a link to a
predecessor NCD (&v3&). The predecessor NCD (&v4+0(1)&) does not exist.
(&v4+1(1)&) does exist and has the status 'Open' or 'Revised'.

System Response

The NCD (with ID &v1&) can not be processed.
The system, during net calculation, does not physically delete existing
NCD data. If some incoming data (SXP data, for example) is changed, then
net calculation does the following:
It changes the status of the existing NCD as follows:
Status is set to 'cancelled' if a billing document does not yet exist.
Status is set to 'revised' if a billing document exists.
It creates a new NCD (if a billing document must be created).
The newly created NCD contains a link to the old one, which is referred
to as the predecessor NCD.
The system, during billing, does not create a billing document for an
NCD if the predecessor NCD does not exist or if there is a predecessor
NCD with status 'Open' or 'Revised' for the newly created NCD. As a
first step, the predecessor NCD must be processed by billing.

How to fix this error?

Repeat the billing run to process the predecessor NCD. After that, the
newly created NCD can be processed.

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.

PSSC_BILLING044 - Details

• The SAP error message PSSC_BILLING044 indicates that a billing document could not be created for a specific Non-Conformance Document (NCD) due to the presence of a predecessor NCD. This error typically arises in the context of billing processes where certain conditions must be met for the creation of billing documents.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Predecessor NCD: The error suggests that there is a predecessor NCD that is preventing the creation of the billing document. This could be due to various reasons, such as:
  
  The predecessor NCD is still open or unresolved.
  The predecessor NCD has not been processed or completed.
  There are dependencies or conditions linked to the predecessor NCD that must be fulfilled before proceeding.
  
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the SAP system that dictate how NCDs and billing documents are related, which could lead to this error if not set up correctly.
  
  
  Data Integrity Issues: There might be issues with the data integrity of the