How To Fix WB2B247 - Expense processing is not active

WB2B247 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WB2B - Trading Contract

• Message number: 247

• Message text: Expense processing is not active

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WB2B247 - Expense processing is not active ?

  The SAP error message WB2B247, which states "Expense processing is not active," typically occurs in the context of SAP Concur or SAP Travel Management when there is an attempt to process expenses without the necessary configuration or activation of the expense processing functionality.
  
  Cause:
  
  Inactive Configuration: The expense processing feature may not be activated in the system settings. This can happen if the necessary modules or components have not been configured properly.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the required authorizations to access the expense processing functionality.
  System Settings: The system may not be set up to handle expense processing for the specific business area or company code.
  Integration Issues: If there are integrations with other systems (like Concur), there may be issues with the connection or configuration that prevent expense processing from being active.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Activate Expense Processing:
  
  Go to the configuration settings in SAP and ensure that the expense processing feature is activated. This may