How To Fix WS166 - Document & was copied to item & of customer settlement list &

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 166

• Message text: Document & was copied to item & of customer settlement list &

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WS166 - Document & was copied to item & of customer settlement list & ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation regarding the SAP message WS166:
  
  SAP Message WS166:
  Text:
  
  Document & was copied to item & of customer settlement list &
  
  1. Cause:
  This message is an informational message (not an error or warning) generated during the processing of customer settlement lists in SAP, typically in the context of contract accounts receivable and payable (FI-CA) or customer settlement processing.
  
  It indicates that a particular document (e.g., an invoice, credit memo, or payment document) has been successfully copied or assigned to a specific item number within a customer settlement list.
  The placeholders & are replaced by actual document number, item number, and settlement list number during runtime.
  
  In other words:
  
  The system is informing you that the document you are processing has been linked or copied to a particular item in the customer settlement list.
  
  2. When does it occur?
  
  During the creation or processing of customer settlement lists.
  When documents are being assigned or copied to settlement list items.
  Typically appears in logs or messages during batch processing or manual settlement list creation.
  
  
  3. Solution / Action:
  
  Since this is an informational message, no corrective action is required.
  It confirms that the document was successfully copied/assigned.
  You can use this message to verify that the document was processed as expected.
  If you are troubleshooting settlement list processing, this message helps confirm the linkage of documents to settlement items.
  
  
  4. Related Information:
  
  
  Transaction Codes:  
  
  FPL9 - Customer Settlement List  
  FPY1 - Post Customer Payment  
  FPY2 - Change Customer Payment  
  FPY3 - Display Customer Payment
  
  
  
  Tables:  
  
  DFKKOP - Contract Accounts: Document Header  
  DFKKOPP - Contract Accounts: Document Items  
  DFKKKO - Customer Settlement List Header  
  DFKKKOP - Customer Settlement List Items
  
  
  
  Notes:  
  
  This message is part of the standard SAP message class WS (Settlement).
  If you encounter issues with settlement lists, check the related documents and settlement list items for consistency.
  For errors related to settlement processing, look for other error messages with message class WS.
  
  
  
  
  Summary:
  
  
  
  Aspect
  Details
  
  
  
  
  Message
  WS166 - Document & was copied to item & of customer settlement list &
  
  
  Type
  Informational message
  
  
  Cause
  Document successfully copied/assigned to settlement list item
  
  
  Solution
  No action needed; message confirms successful processing
  
  
  Context
  Customer settlement list processing in FI-CA
  
  
  
  
  If you are seeing this message and the process is not completing as expected, check for other error messages or inconsistencies in the settlement list or related documents.
  
  If you need help with a specific scenario or error related to customer settlement lists, please provide more details!