How To Fix WAB252 - No bill-to-party allowed for settlement process type &1

WAB252 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WAB - Messages Settlement Management

• Message number: 252

• Message text: No bill-to-party allowed for settlement process type &1

What causes this issue?

Customer settlement creation for this settlement process type is "On
Item Level without Header Partner". Therefore on header level no bill-to
is allowed for the settlement document. Instead the field customer on
item level needs to be filled. In the customer settlement the customer
from the settlement document item is used as bill-to-party. ,,

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WAB252 - No bill-to-party allowed for settlement process type &1 ?

  The SAP error message WAB252 "No bill-to-party allowed for settlement process type &1" typically occurs in the context of settlement processes in SAP, particularly when dealing with billing or invoicing in the context of sales and distribution (SD) or project systems (PS). This error indicates that the system cannot find a valid bill-to party for the specified settlement process type.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Configuration: The settlement process type specified in the error message may not have a valid bill-to party configured in the system.
  Incorrect Master Data: The customer master data or the relevant sales document may not have the necessary billing information or may be incorrectly set up.
  Settlement Process Type: The specified settlement process type may not be configured to allow a bill-to party in the system settings.
  Business Partner Issues: If you are using the Business Partner (BP) approach, the relevant business partner may not be correctly assigned or may be missing necessary