How To Fix VE212 - Header condition entered manually (condition record exists)

VE212 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VE - Message ID for condition analysis

• Message number: 212

• Message text: Header condition entered manually (condition record exists)

The condition has been entered manually on the header condition screen
and then copied or distributed to the items.
There is also a condition record, containing document data for this
condition at item level.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VE212 - Header condition entered manually (condition record exists) ?

  The SAP error message VE212 ("Header condition entered manually (condition record exists)") typically occurs in the context of sales and distribution (SD) when a user attempts to manually enter a pricing condition at the header level of a sales document (like a sales order) while a condition record already exists for that condition type.
  
  Cause:
  
  Existing Condition Record: The primary cause of this error is that there is already a condition record defined for the pricing condition type in the system. This means that the system expects the pricing to be determined automatically based on the existing records rather than allowing manual entry.
  Manual Entry Attempt: The user is trying to override or manually enter a value for a condition type that is already defined in the pricing procedure for the document.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the VE212 error, you can consider the following approaches:
  
  
  Remove Manual Entry: If the condition record is valid and should be