How To Fix WS081 - Document & does not exist (internal error)

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 081

• Message text: Document & does not exist (internal error)

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WS081 - Document & does not exist (internal error) ?

  SAP Error Message:
  WS081 Document & does not exist (internal error)
  
  
  Cause:
  This error typically occurs when the system tries to access a document (such as a financial document, material document, or workflow-related document) that does not exist or has been deleted from the database. The placeholder & in the message usually represents the document number or identifier that the system attempted to find but failed.
  Common scenarios include:  
  
  The document was deleted or archived and is no longer available in the active database.  
  The document number referenced is incorrect or corrupted.  
  In workflow or background processing, the system references a document that was never created or was rolled back due to an error.  
  Database inconsistencies or internal errors causing the document retrieval to fail.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Verify Document Existence:  
  
  Check if the document number referenced in the error message actually exists in the system. Use transaction codes like:  
  FB03 for