How To Fix VM020 - SAP Credit Management active: Entries 'A', 'B' and 'C' not supported

VM020 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VM - SD: Credit Limit Check

• Message number: 020

• Message text: SAP Credit Management active: Entries 'A', 'B' and 'C' not supported

What causes this issue?

SAP Credit Management is active.
The following values are not supported:
'A' (execute credit limit check and warning)
'B' (execute credit limit check and error)
'C' (execute credit limit check and delivery block)

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

System Response

How to fix this error?

You can make the necessary changes in the Customizing activity
<DS:SIMG.SIMG_CFMENUOLSDOVAD>Assign Sales Documents and Delivery
Documents:</>
In the popup-box, choose <ZK>Credit limit check for order types</>.
In the column <ZK>Check Credit</>, enter value 'D' (Credit Management:
Automatic credit control) or space.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VM020 - SAP Credit Management active: Entries 'A', 'B' and 'C' not supported ?

  The SAP error message VM020 indicates that there is an issue with the credit management settings in your SAP system. Specifically, it means that the credit management is active, but the system has encountered entries 'A', 'B', and 'C' that are not supported in the current configuration. This typically relates to the credit control area and the settings for the customer master data.
  
  Cause:
  
  Credit Control Area Configuration: The credit control area may not be properly configured to handle the specific entries or customer types you are trying to process.
  Customer Master Data: The customer master data may not have the necessary credit management settings or may be missing required information.
  Credit Management Settings: The settings for credit management in the system may not support the specific transaction types or customer categories you are working with.
  Integration Issues: There may be issues with how credit management is integrated with other modules or processes in SAP.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
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