How To Fix VF_PRC_API031 - System error: Copy not possible due to missing source item ID

VF_PRC_API031 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VF_PRC_API - Messages for Pricing API

• Message number: 031

• Message text: System error: Copy not possible due to missing source item ID

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VF_PRC_API031 - System error: Copy not possible due to missing source item ID ?

  The SAP error message:
  VF_PRC_API031 System error: Copy not possible due to missing source item ID
  typically occurs during billing document processing, especially when using the billing API (such as BAPI_BILLINGDOC_CREATEMULTIPLE) or during copy control procedures in SD (Sales and Distribution).
  
  Cause
  
  The error indicates that the system is trying to copy or reference an item from a source document (e.g., a sales order or delivery) but cannot find the source item ID.
  This usually happens because:
  The source document item number is missing or not passed correctly to the billing function/module.
  The source document item was deleted or does not exist.
  Incorrect or incomplete data is provided in the input structure for the billing API.
  Custom enhancements or user exits that manipulate item data may have removed or failed to set the source item ID.
  Copy control settings are incorrect or incomplete, causing the system to fail to find the source item.
  
  
  
  
  Solution
  
  
  Check Input Data:
  
  Verify that the source document item