How To Fix V4285 - The document flow contains various currencies

V4285 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 285

• Message text: The document flow contains various currencies

What causes this issue?

The document flow for the billing document contains billing documents,
which have been billed with various currencies.
The following currencies exist, amongst others:
&V1&,
&V2&.

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

System Response

Processing of the IDoc has been completed.

How to fix this error?

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

V4285 - Details

• The SAP error message V4285, which states "The document flow contains various currencies," typically occurs in the context of sales and distribution (SD) when there is an inconsistency in the currency used in the document flow. This can happen when different documents in the flow (like sales orders, deliveries, invoices, etc.) are using different currencies, which can lead to issues in processing and reporting.
  
  Cause:
  
  Different Currencies in Document Flow: The most common cause is that the documents involved in the transaction (e.g., sales order, delivery, billing document) are using different currencies. For example, a sales order might be in USD, while the corresponding invoice is in EUR.
  Currency Settings: The currency settings in the master data (like customer master, material master) or in the document itself may not be consistent.
  Currency Conversion Issues: If there are currency conversion settings that are not properly configured, it can lead to discrepancies in currency representation across