How To Fix /SCMTMS/SFIR033 - Posting started for freight settlement document

/SCMTMS/SFIR033 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SCMTMS/SFIR -

• Message number: 033

• Message text: Posting started for freight settlement document

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SCMTMS/SFIR033 - Posting started for freight settlement document ?

  The SAP error message /SCMTMS/SFIR033 indicates that a posting has already been initiated for a freight settlement document. This typically occurs in the context of SAP Transportation Management (TM) when there is an attempt to post a freight settlement document that is already in the process of being posted or has been posted previously.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Posting Attempt: The most common cause is that there is an attempt to post the same freight settlement document multiple times.
  System Lock: The document may be locked by another process or user, preventing further actions until the lock is released.
  Incomplete Previous Posting: If a previous posting was interrupted or failed, the system might still consider the document as being in a posting state.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Document Status: Verify the status of the freight settlement document in question. You can do this by navigating to the relevant transaction in SAP TM and checking if the document is already posted