How To Fix WS083 - Document & saved (no accounting document generated)

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 083

• Message text: Document & saved (no accounting document generated)

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WS083 - Document & saved (no accounting document generated) ?

  The SAP error message:
  WS083: Document & saved (no accounting document generated)
  
  Meaning / 
  Cause:
  This message indicates that a document has been saved successfully in the system, but no accounting document was created as part of the process. This typically happens in scenarios where the transaction or document being processed does not require or is not configured to generate an accounting document.
  Common causes include:
  
  The transaction is a non-posting document (e.g., a logistics document, a workflow document, or a document for informational purposes only).
  The document is saved as a draft or preliminary version without triggering accounting.
  Configuration settings or user exit/custom code prevent the creation of an accounting document.
  The document type or posting key used does not lead to accounting entries.
  The document is part of a process that separates document creation and accounting posting into different steps.
  
  
  When does this occur?
  
  In Logistics modules (e.g., MM, SD) when saving delivery or goods movement documents that do