How To Fix WS254 - Exchange rate not allowed without currency for payment

WS254 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 254

• Message text: Exchange rate not allowed without currency for payment

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WS254 - Details

• Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message WS254: Exchange rate not allowed without currency for payment:
  
  Error Message
  WS254: Exchange rate not allowed without currency for payment
  
  Cause
  This error occurs when you try to enter or post a payment document in SAP where an exchange rate is specified, but the currency field for the payment is either missing or not maintained. In SAP, an exchange rate is only relevant if there is a foreign currency involved. If the currency field is empty or set to local currency, specifying an exchange rate is not allowed because the system cannot apply an exchange rate without knowing the foreign currency.
  In other words:
  
  You have entered an exchange rate in the payment document.
  The currency field for the payment is blank or set to the local currency.
  SAP expects a foreign currency to apply the exchange rate.
  Hence, the system throws the error WS254.
  
  
  Solution
  To resolve this error, you