How To Fix VF881 - Documents with this approval status can only be changed partially.

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VF - Billing

• Message number: 881

• Message text: Documents with this approval status can only be changed partially.

What causes this issue?

You tried to make a change that is not permitted to a preliminary
billing document with approval status <LS>Released</>, <LS>Rejected</>,
or <LS>In Approval</>.
However, you can only make this kind of change to preliminary billing
documents with approval status <LS>Not Relevant </>or <LS>To Be
Reworked.</>

System Response

You cannot make the change to the document.

How to fix this error?

Because this document is relevant for the approval workflow, you can
only change all aspects of it after an approver has set it to To Be
Reworked.
Alternatively, you can also change it if you choose to rework the
document in the <LS>Change Preliminary Billing Documents </>app.

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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