How To Fix VF859 - Only documents with status ôFinalizedö can be set to "In Progress".

VF859 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VF - Billing

• Message number: 859

• Message text: Only documents with status ôFinalizedö can be set to "In Progress".

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VF859 - Only documents with status ôFinalizedö can be set to "In Progress". ?

  The SAP error message VF859 indicates that you are trying to change the status of a document to "In Progress," but the document is not in the "Finalized" status. This error typically occurs in the context of billing documents or sales documents in SAP.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that the document you are attempting to modify is not in the correct status. In SAP, documents must be finalized before they can be set to "In Progress." This is a safeguard to ensure that only finalized documents can be modified, preventing unintended changes to documents that are already completed.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Document Status: Verify the current status of the document you are trying to modify. You can do this by navigating to the document in question and checking its status in the relevant transaction (e.g., VF03 for billing documents).
  
  
  Finalize the Document: If the