How To Fix WS207 - For invoicing party &, payee & and not & is defined

WS207 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 207

• Message text: For invoicing party &, payee & and not & is defined

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WS207 - Details

• Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message WS207:
  
  SAP Error Message: WS207
  Message Text:
  For invoicing party &, payee & and not & is defined
  
  Meaning / Cause
  This error occurs during the processing of billing documents or invoice creation in SAP SD (Sales and Distribution) when there is an inconsistency or conflict in the assignment of the invoicing party, payee, and payer roles.
  
  The system expects a consistent and correct assignment of these business partners.
  The message indicates that for the given invoicing party and payee, the payer is not defined or does not match the expected configuration.
  This usually happens when the master data or partner functions in the sales document or customer master are incomplete or incorrectly maintained.
  It can also occur if the partner determination procedure is not properly set up or if the billing document tries to assign partners in a way that conflicts with the configuration.
  
  
  Where It Occurs
  
  During billing document