How To Fix VT817 - For delivery-related billing, the field 'Quantity pos/neg' must be '+'.

VT817 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VT - Vertriebstabellen

• Message number: 817

• Message text: For delivery-related billing, the field 'Quantity pos/neg' must be '+'.

&CAUSE& For delivery-related billing, you must enter pos/neg</> '+' in
the copying control in the <LS>Quantity pos/neg</> field, in order that
the document is updated correctly. Example: Delivery (dely) to billing
document (F2): At item level, you must enter '+' in the <LS> Quantity
pos/neg</> field (field name PLMIN). &SYSTEM_RESPONSE& &WHAT_TO_DO&

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VT817 - For delivery-related billing, the field 'Quantity pos/neg' must be '+'. ?

  The SAP error message VT817 indicates that there is an issue with the quantity field in a delivery-related billing document. Specifically, it states that the field 'Quantity pos/neg' must be set to a positive value ('+') for the billing document to be processed correctly. This error typically arises in the context of billing documents that are created from delivery documents, such as sales orders or deliveries.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when the system encounters a negative quantity in the billing document that is derived from a delivery. In SAP, billing documents related to deliveries should only have positive quantities, as negative quantities are not valid in this context. This can happen due to:
  
  Incorrect Data Entry: A user may have inadvertently entered a negative quantity during the billing process.
  
  Configuration Issues: The system may be incorrectly configured to allow negative quantities in certain scenarios.
  Document Flow Issues: There may be inconsistencies in the document flow