How To Fix VFRR046 - Revenue recognition rule between source &1 &2 and target &3 &4 is missing

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VFRR - SD revenue recognition

• Message number: 046

• Message text: Revenue recognition rule between source &1 &2 and target &3 &4 is missing

What causes this issue?

This item is a time or service-related revenue recognition item. In
this case there is a contradiction between the target and source items
for revenue recognition.
For example, both the contract and its release orders or deliveries
have been indicated as billing-relevant for a service-related revenue
recognition and they both, therefore, update revenue recognition.
However, only the contract should do this and therefore only the
contract should be indicated as billing-relevant.

System Response

Revenue recognition rules have been defined in the system but there is
no valid rule for this combination of source and target items. If this
message appears when you create a contract, the system saves the
contract but without the correct revenue recognition item.

How to fix this error?

Check copying control in Customizing for the source to the target
document. Ensure that the required revenue recognition process works
for both items. In other words:
Are the document types and item categories correctly maintained?
Have the correct revenue recognition categories been assigned to the
item categories?
If an error has occured and revenue recognition should not take place
at all, change the revenue recognition category for the item, or change
the item category. Otherwise, delete the item or leave the transaction.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VFRR046 - Revenue recognition rule between source &1 &2 and target &3 &4 is missing ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  VFRR046: Revenue recognition rule between source &1 &2 and target &3 &4 is missing
  
  Meaning / 
  Cause:
  This error occurs in SAP Revenue Accounting and Reporting (RAR) or in the Revenue Recognition process when the system tries to determine the revenue recognition rule for a particular source and target combination but cannot find a valid rule defined in the configuration.
  
  Source &1 &2: These placeholders represent the source object type and source object subtype (e.g., contract type, sales document type).
  Target &3 &4: These placeholders represent the target object type and target object subtype (e.g., revenue element, revenue contract line).
  
  The system requires a mapping between source and target objects to know how to recognize revenue correctly. If this mapping (revenue recognition rule) is missing, the system cannot proceed with revenue recognition for the given transaction.
  
  Where does this happen?
  
  During revenue recognition processing in SAP