How To Fix WAB037 - Customer &1 cat. &2 transferred but forbidden for settl. doc. type &3

WAB037 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WAB - Messages Settlement Management

• Message number: 037

• Message text: Customer &1 cat. &2 transferred but forbidden for settl. doc. type &3

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WAB037 - Details

• Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WAB037 Customer &1 cat. &2 transferred but forbidden for settl. doc. type &3
  
  Meaning / 
  Cause:
  This error occurs during the processing of a settlement document (e.g., in Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable - FI-CA) when a customer with a specific customer category (&2) is being transferred or included in a settlement document of a certain document type (&3), but the system configuration forbids this combination.
  In other words, the customer category assigned to the customer (&2) is not allowed to be settled using the settlement document type (&3). The system checks the allowed combinations of customer categories and settlement document types, and if the combination is not permitted, it throws this error.
  
  Where it occurs:
  
  Typically during settlement runs in FI-CA (Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable).
  When creating or posting settlement documents.
  When transferring customer data to settlement documents.
  
  
  Cause Details:
  
  The customer category (&2) is not