How To Fix VF_PRC_API020 - A price element change is not allowed due to document status.

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VF_PRC_API - Messages for Pricing API

• Message number: 020

• Message text: A price element change is not allowed due to document status.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VF_PRC_API020 - A price element change is not allowed due to document status. ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  VF_PRC_API020 - A price element change is not allowed due to document status.
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when you try to change a price element (such as condition values, pricing elements) in a billing document or related document, but the system does not allow the change because the document status prohibits it. Typically, this happens because:
  
  The billing document is already saved and/or processed (e.g., accounting document created, billing document is locked).
  The document is locked for changes due to its status in the billing process.
  The document might be already transferred to accounting or settled, so price changes are no longer permitted.
  The document is in a status where pricing elements are not allowed to be modified (e.g., billing document is finalized).
  
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, consider the following steps:
  
  
  Check Document Status:
  
  Verify the status of the billing document in transaction VF03 (Display Billing Document).
  Check if