How To Fix WS314 - Document &1 is a customer settlement list

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 314

• Message text: Document &1 is a customer settlement list

What causes this issue?

The document &V1& that you entered exists but does not have the
selected document category.

System Response

The system simulates the update if you confirm this warning message.

How to fix this error?

Check the document number.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WS314 - Document &1 is a customer settlement list ?

  The SAP error message:
  WS314 Document &1 is a customer settlement list
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when you try to perform an operation on a document that is actually a customer settlement list rather than a regular accounting document. In SAP, a customer settlement list is a special type of document used in the context of customer account settlements (e.g., clearing or settlement processes). Certain transactions or functions expect a normal accounting document but encounter a settlement list document instead, which leads to this error.
  
  When does it typically occur?
  
  When you try to display, change, or process a document in FI (Financial Accounting) or SD (Sales and Distribution) that is actually a customer settlement list.
  When you attempt to post or reverse a document but the system identifies the document number as a settlement list.
  During clearing or settlement processes where the system expects a normal document but finds a settlement list.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check the document type:
  
  Verify the