How To Fix VT829 - Relevant billing type for partial settlement must be: Rel.to rebate = 'X'

VT829 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VT - Vertriebstabellen

• Message number: 829

• Message text: Relevant billing type for partial settlement must be: Rel.to rebate = 'X'

What causes this issue?

The billing type, with which this rebate request is billed, must have
the following settings in Customizing:
Subject to volume-based rebate = 'X'.

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?

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 VT829 - Relevant billing type for partial settlement must be: Rel.to rebate = 'X' ?

  The SAP error message VT829 indicates that there is an issue with the billing type configuration related to partial settlements in the context of rebate agreements. Specifically, the error states that the relevant billing type for partial settlement must have the "Rel.to rebate" (Relevance to Rebate) field set to 'X'.
  
  Cause:
  This error typically occurs when:
  
  The billing type being used for the partial settlement does not have the "Relevance to Rebate" indicator set.
  The system is expecting a billing type that is configured to handle rebates, but the current billing type does not meet this requirement.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to ensure that the billing type used for the partial settlement is correctly configured. Here are the steps to do this:
  
  
  Check Billing Type Configuration:
  
  Go to the transaction code VOTXN (or navigate through the SAP menu: Logistics > Sales and Distribution > Billing > Billing Types).
  Find the billing type that you are using