How To Fix RERAAP018 - Advance payments are already settled

RERAAP018 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RERAAP - Errors When Determining and Transferring Advance Payments

• Message number: 018

• Message text: Advance payments are already settled

What causes this issue?

You are performing a service charge settlement or tenant settlement in a
condominium owners' association (COA). The advance payments of the
period being settled were already settled in a previous settlement.
Therefore, these advance payments are not allowed to be settled again.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

In the case of this kind of "subsequent settlement", you have to use a
<DS:DE.RESCPARAMKEY> settlement schema</> in which the <LS>Do Not
Determine Advance Payments</> indicator is set.
Alternative: If the subsequent settlement uses different service charge
keys than the original settlement, then you can set these keys to
<LS>Final Settlement</> in the settlement participation.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

RERAAP018 - Details

• The SAP error message RERAAP018: "Advance payments are already settled" typically occurs in the context of the SAP Real Estate Management (RE) module when trying to process a transaction related to advance payments that have already been settled. This error indicates that the system has detected that the advance payment you are trying to process is already marked as settled, and therefore, cannot be processed again.
  Causes:
  
  Duplicate Processing: The advance payment has already been settled in a previous transaction, and you are attempting to settle it again.
  Incorrect Transaction Type: You may be using the wrong transaction type or process that is not applicable for already settled advance payments.
  Data Entry Errors: There may be errors in the data entry, such as incorrect document numbers or references.
  System 
  Configuration Issues: There could be issues with the configuration of the Real Estate Management module that are causing the system to misinterpret the status of the