How To Fix VF872 - You cannot create a preliminary billing document for this document.

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VF - Billing

• Message number: 872

• Message text: You cannot create a preliminary billing document for this document.

What causes this issue?

It is not possible to create a preliminary billing document for this
document.
This can be the case, for example, for documents in which PayPal Direct
Capture (value DP1P) of payment service provider PayPal (value DPPP) was
entered as the payment type.

System Response

No preliminary billing document is created for this document.

How to fix this error?

Since you cannot create a preliminary billing document in this
situation, please create a standard billing document instead.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

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