How To Fix VC162 - Document type & is not allowed as an alternative sales document type

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VC - SD Customizing

• Message number: 162

• Message text: Document type & is not allowed as an alternative sales document type

What causes this issue?

You have tried to enter an alternative order type (&V1&), which
due to dependent Customizing is not suitable.

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

System Response

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

Choose an alternative order type using F4 help
Order type
or
Ensure that the following Customizing settings are made:
current order type (&V3&): ,, &V4&
alternative order type (&V1&): ,, &V2&
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0 Column item ________|| | || | | |||| ||
1 Text det. proc _________| | || | | |||| ||
2 Status proc. ___________| || | | |||| ||
3 Sched. agrmt with rel. ___________________|| | | |||| ||
4 Invoicing plan type ____________________| | | |||| ||
5 Payment card plan type ______________________| | |||| ||
6 Payment card check grp ________________________| |||| ||
7 Promotion determination __________________________|||| ||
8 Receiving point det. ___________________________||| ||
9 Commitment date ____________________________|| ||
a Doc paymt guarant. proc._____________________________| ||
b Hier. type pricing _______________________________||
c Material entry type ________________________________|

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VC162 - Document type & is not allowed as an alternative sales document type ?

  The SAP error message VC162 indicates that a specific document type is not allowed to be used as an alternative sales document type in the system. This typically occurs in the context of sales and distribution (SD) processes when trying to create or process sales documents.
  
  Cause:
  The error can arise due to several reasons:
  
  Configuration Settings: The document type you are trying to use may not be configured as an alternative sales document type in the system settings.
  Document Type Restrictions: Certain document types may have restrictions based on business rules or organizational policies that prevent them from being used interchangeably.
  Master Data Issues: There may be issues with the master data related to the sales document types, such as missing or incorrect settings.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the VC162 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Go to the SAP Customizing Implementation Guide (SPRO).
  Navigate to Sales and Distribution > Sales > Sales Document > Define Sales