How To Fix WAB006 - Price determination and settlement partner category do not match

WAB006 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WAB - Messages Settlement Management

• Message number: 006

• Message text: Price determination and settlement partner category do not match

What causes this issue?

If you specify a price determination for only the supplier side
(customer side), the settlement partner category must not be <AB>2</>
<LS>Only Customer Side</> (<AB>1</> <LS>Only Supplier Side</>).

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WAB006 - Price determination and settlement partner category do not match ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message WAB006: Price determination and settlement partner category do not match:
  
  Error Message:
  WAB006 - Price determination and settlement partner category do not match
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs during the processing of billing documents or sales documents in SAP when there is a mismatch between the partner category defined for price determination and the partner category defined for settlement.
  
  In SAP SD (Sales and Distribution), partner functions (like sold-to party, ship-to party, payer, bill-to party, etc.) are assigned categories.
  Price determination and settlement processes expect certain partner categories to be consistent.
  If the system finds that the partner category used for price determination does not match the partner category used for settlement, it throws this error.
  This often happens when the partner functions assigned in the sales document or billing document are inconsistent or incorrectly maintained.
  
  
  Where it occurs:
  
  During billing document creation (e.g., VF01)
  During sales order processing or pricing determination
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