How To Fix SIPT239 - Document type &1 has already been assigned to company code &2

SIPT239 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SIPT - SIPT: Digital Signature Portugal

• Message number: 239

• Message text: Document type &1 has already been assigned to company code &2

What causes this issue?

The document type has already been assigned to company code. The same
document type cannot be assigned to the company code according to the
legal requirement.

System Response

The entry will not be saved.

How to fix this error?

Use a different document type which was not assigned to the company code
in the prior entries.

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 SIPT239 - Document type &1 has already been assigned to company code &2 ?

  The SAP error message SIPT239 indicates that a specific document type has already been assigned to a particular company code. This error typically arises when you attempt to assign a document type to a company code that is already in use or has been previously assigned.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Assignment: The document type you are trying to assign is already linked to the specified company code.
  Configuration Error: There may be a misconfiguration in the document type settings or company code settings.
  System Constraints: The system may have constraints that prevent the reassignment of document types once they are linked to a company code.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Assignments:
  
  Go to the configuration settings in SAP (Transaction Code: SPRO).
  Navigate to the relevant section for document types (e.g., Financial Accounting > Financial Accounting Global Settings > Document > Document Types).
  Check if the document type is already assigned to the company code in