How To Fix V4181 - Customer material &1: The transmitted billing document cannot be used

V4181 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: V4 - Nachrichten Verkauf (Variable Meldungen und EDI-Meldungen)

• Message number: 181

• Message text: Customer material &1: The transmitted billing document cannot be used

What causes this issue?

Billing document &V2& referred to in the customer self-billing document
for customer material &V1& does not exist or has been cancelled.

System Response

The system terminates processing of the intermediate document (IDoc).

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

V4181 - Details

• The SAP error message V4181, which states "Customer material &1: The transmitted billing document cannot be used," typically occurs in the context of billing and sales order processing. This error indicates that there is an issue with the billing document that is being processed for a specific customer material.
  Causes:
  
  Inconsistent Data: The billing document may contain data that is inconsistent with the customer material master or sales order data.
  Missing Information: Required fields in the billing document may be missing or incorrectly filled out.
  Status Issues: The billing document may be in a status that does not allow it to be processed (e.g., it may be blocked or not yet released).
  Customer Material Info Record: There may be no valid customer material info record for the combination of customer and material.
  Sales Area Issues: The sales area associated with the billing document may not be valid for the customer or material.
  Document Type Restrictions: The document