How To Fix VK20117 - Coinsurance share +/- sign differs from total amount +/- sign

VK20117 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VK20 - Messages for Reporting

• Message number: 117

• Message text: Coinsurance share +/- sign differs from total amount +/- sign

What causes this issue?

The +/- sign for the coinsurance share does not correspond to the +/-
sign for the total amount.

System Response

The system cancels processing.

How to fix this error?

Enter coinsurance shares with the same +/- sign as the underlying total
amount.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

VK20117 - Details

• The SAP error message VK20117, which states "Coinsurance share +/- sign differs from total amount +/- sign," typically occurs in the context of pricing and billing in SAP, particularly when dealing with insurance or co-payment scenarios. This error indicates that there is a mismatch between the sign of the coinsurance share and the total amount in a billing document or pricing condition.
  
  Cause:
  
  Sign Mismatch: The most common cause of this error is that the coinsurance share (the portion of the total amount that is the responsibility of the coinsurer) has a different sign (positive or negative) than the total amount. For example, if the total amount is positive, the coinsurance share should also be positive, and vice versa.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues in the configuration of the pricing conditions or the way the coinsurance is set up in the system.
  Data Entry Errors: Manual data entry errors can lead to incorrect