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

SAP Error Message - Details

• 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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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WS254 - Exchange rate not allowed without currency for payment ?

  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 need to ensure that the currency field is correctly maintained when entering an exchange rate:
  
  
  Check the Currency Field:
  
  Make sure the currency field in the payment document is filled with the correct foreign currency code.
  If you are paying in local currency, do not enter an exchange rate.
  
  
  
  Remove Exchange Rate if Currency is Local:
  
  If the payment is in local currency, clear the exchange rate field.
  
  
  
  Maintain Currency and Exchange Rate Consistently:
  
  If you want to post a payment in foreign currency, enter the correct currency code and the corresponding exchange rate.
  SAP will then use the exchange rate to convert the payment amount to local currency.
  
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Verify that the currency and exchange rate fields are correctly configured in the payment transaction.
  Check if any user-exits or validations are incorrectly forcing an exchange rate without currency.
  
  
  
  
  Related Information
  
  
  Transaction Codes:
  
  FB60, FB70, F-28, F-53, F110 (Payment transactions where this error might occur)
  
  
  
  SAP Notes:
  
  Check SAP Notes related to payment processing and currency handling for any known issues or patches.
  
  
  
  Exchange Rate Types:
  
  Ensure the exchange rate type used is valid and maintained in transaction OB08.
  
  
  
  Currency Settings:
  
  Verify currency settings in the customer/vendor master data.
  Check company code currency and document currency settings.
  
  
  
  
  Summary
  
  
  
  Aspect
  Details
  
  
  
  
  Error
  WS254: Exchange rate not allowed without currency for payment
  
  
  Cause
  Exchange rate entered without specifying a foreign currency in the payment document
  
  
  Solution
  Enter the correct currency when specifying an exchange rate or remove the exchange rate if currency is local
  
  
  Related TCodes
  F-28, F-53, F110, FB60, FB70
  
  
  Additional
  Check exchange rate types (OB08) and currency settings in master data and company code
  
  
  
  
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