How To Fix VF_DRAFT102 - A prebilling document cannot be created out of the billing document &1.

VF_DRAFT102 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VF_DRAFT - Fehlermeldungen zu Draft Billing Documents

• Message number: 102

• Message text: A prebilling document cannot be created out of the billing document &1.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VF_DRAFT102 - A prebilling document cannot be created out of the billing document &1. ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  VF_DRAFT102: A prebilling document cannot be created out of the billing document &1.
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when you try to create a prebilling document (a draft billing document) from an existing billing document. In SAP SD (Sales and Distribution), prebilling documents are typically created from sales documents (like sales orders or deliveries), not from billing documents.
  The system does not allow creating a prebilling document based on an already existing billing document because:
  
  Billing documents are the final output of the billing process.
  Prebilling documents are intermediate documents used for review or approval before final billing.
  Creating a prebilling document from a billing document would be logically inconsistent and is therefore blocked by the system.
  
  
  When does this happen?
  
  When you try to use transaction VF01 or similar to create a prebilling document and enter a billing document number instead of a sales document or delivery.
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