How To Fix VF_MEV011 - Final invoice &1 already exists

VF_MEV011 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VF_MEV - Billing Period-End Valuation

• Message number: 011

• Message text: Final invoice &1 already exists

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VF_MEV011 - Details

• The SAP error message VF_MEV011: Final invoice &1 already exists typically occurs during the billing process in SAP SD (Sales and Distribution) module.
  
  
  Cause:
  This error indicates that a final invoice document for the referenced billing document or sales order already exists in the system. In other words, the system is preventing the creation of a duplicate final invoice for the same sales transaction.
  
  The billing document number (&1) mentioned in the message is already marked as a final invoice.
  The system enforces that only one final invoice can be created per sales order or delivery.
  This usually happens when you try to create a billing document with the "final invoice" indicator set, but a final invoice has already been created for the same sales order or delivery.
  
  
  Explanation:
  
  In SAP SD, billing documents can be created as pro forma invoices, partial invoices, or final invoices.
  The final invoice is the last billing document for a sales order