How To Fix WS206 - No invoicing party passed on

WS206 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 206

• Message text: No invoicing party passed on

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WS206 - Details

• SAP Error Message:
  WS206 No invoicing party passed on
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when the system expects an invoicing party to be specified in a sales document or billing process, but no invoicing party has been provided or determined. The invoicing party is a critical partner function in SAP SD (Sales and Distribution) that represents the entity responsible for receiving the invoice.
  Common reasons include:
  
  The invoicing party partner function is missing or not maintained in the sales document.
  The partner determination procedure does not include the invoicing party.
  Customizing for partner determination is incomplete or incorrect.
  The master data (customer master or partner roles) does not have the invoicing party assigned.
  The billing document creation process cannot find the invoicing party due to missing or incorrect data.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Partner Determination Procedure:
  
  Go to SPRO ? Sales and Distribution ? Basic Functions ? Partner Determination ? Set Up Partner Determination.
  Verify that the partner determination procedure assigned to the sales document type