How To Fix VFRR043 - Rev. recog. category of item &3 &4 depends on preceding doc item &1 &2

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VFRR - SD revenue recognition

• Message number: 043

• Message text: Rev. recog. category of item &3 &4 depends on preceding doc item &1 &2

What causes this issue?

The revenue recognition category for this item results from the
preceding document and therefore it can be both time and
service-related. This applies to the following three document types:
Credit memo requests
Debit memo requests
Returns

System Response

This message is for information purposes only and the system processes
the item as normal. Once it arrives at billing, the system determines
and posts the clearing accounts according to the settings in
Customizing. The documents affected are the:
Credit memo
Debit memo
Return

How to fix this error?

Check your copying control settings in Customizing for the source to
thetarget document. Ensure that the required revenue recognition
process works correctly for both items. In other words:
Have the document types and item categories been correctly maintained?
Have the correct revenue recognition categories been assigned to the
item categories?

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VFRR043 - Rev. recog. category of item &3 &4 depends on preceding doc item &1 &2 ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  VFRR043
  Text:
  Rev. recog. category of item &3 &4 depends on preceding doc item &1 &2
  
  Meaning / 
  Cause:
  This error occurs in the context of Revenue Recognition (Rev. recog.) in SAP SD (Sales and Distribution) or FI-CA (Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable) when processing billing documents or revenue recognition documents.
  
  The message indicates that the revenue recognition category (Rev. recog. category) assigned to a particular item in a billing document depends on the revenue recognition category of a preceding document item.
  In other words, the system expects consistency or a specific relationship between the revenue recognition categories of the current item and the referenced preceding document item.
  The error typically arises when the revenue recognition category of the current item (&3 &4) does not match or is incompatible with the revenue recognition category of the preceding document item (&1 &2).
  This can happen during billing document