How To Fix W_CB314 - Archiving not allowed because not all settlement documents are archived

W_CB314 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: W_CB -

• Message number: 314

• Message text: Archiving not allowed because not all settlement documents are archived

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message W_CB314 - Archiving not allowed because not all settlement documents are archived ?

  SAP Error Message:
  W_CB314 – Archiving not allowed because not all settlement documents are archived
  
  
  Cause:
  This warning message occurs during the archiving process of controlling documents (e.g., cost center documents, internal orders, etc.) when the system detects that not all related settlement documents have been archived yet. In SAP Controlling (CO), settlement documents are linked to the original controlling documents. To maintain data consistency and integrity, SAP requires that all settlement documents related to the controlling documents must be archived before the controlling documents themselves can be archived.
  In other words, the system prevents archiving of controlling documents if there are still settlement documents in the database that have not been archived, because the controlling documents and their settlement documents are logically connected.
  
  Explanation:
  
  Controlling documents (e.g., internal order documents) often have settlement documents that represent the transfer of costs to other cost objects.
  Archiving controlling documents without archiving their settlement documents would lead to incomplete