How To Fix VP238 - There are still payers defined at item level

VP238 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VP - Vertriebsbelegpartner

• Message number: 238

• Message text: There are still payers defined at item level

What causes this issue?

<GL:payer>payers</> still exist at item level which differ from the
payer entered at header level.

System Response

INCLUDE 'NA_NO_PROCESSING_2' OBJECT DOKU ID TX LANGUAGE D

How to fix this error?

First change the payer at the corresponding item level, before changing
the payer at header level.

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VP238 - Details

• SAP Error Message:
  VP238 - There are still payers defined at item level
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when you try to perform an operation (such as changing or deleting a billing document or sales document) but there are still payer assignments maintained at the item level of the document. In SAP SD (Sales and Distribution), payers can be assigned either at the header level or at the item level. If payers exist at the item level, certain transactions or changes that expect payer data only at the header level will trigger this error.
  
  Explanation:
  
  The system expects that no payers are maintained at the item level for the document in question.
  Payers at item level might have been assigned manually or due to specific business requirements.
  Some processes or configurations require payer data only at the header level for consistency or integration reasons.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Payer Assignments at Item Level:
  
  Go to the sales document or billing document.
  Navigate to the