How To Fix VF_PRC_API023 - Price element &1: Maximum number of &2 price elements exceeded.

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VF_PRC_API - Messages for Pricing API

• Message number: 023

• Message text: Price element &1: Maximum number of &2 price elements exceeded.

What causes this issue?

The maximum number of price elements per price element ID has been
exceeded.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Consider changing an existing price element instead of adding an
additional one.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VF_PRC_API023 - Price element &1: Maximum number of &2 price elements exceeded. ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  VF_PRC_API023 Price element &1: Maximum number of &2 price elements exceeded.
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs during billing document processing (e.g., in transaction VF01, VF02) when the system tries to add a price element to the billing document, but the maximum allowed number of price elements for that particular pricing element type has already been reached.
  
  Price elements are components of the pricing procedure, such as base price, discounts, surcharges, taxes, etc.
  SAP has a limit on how many price elements of a certain type can be added to a billing document line item.
  When this limit is exceeded, the system throws this error to prevent data inconsistencies or overflow.
  
  
  Explanation:
  
  The placeholders &1 and &2 in the message are replaced by:
  &1 = Price element (e.g., PR00, K004, MWST)
  &2 = Maximum number of allowed price elements (e.g., 10)
  
  
  
  For example:
  Price element PR00: Maximum number of 10 price elements