How To Fix WS431 - Document from archive transferred back to database

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 431

• Message text: Document from archive transferred back to database

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WS431 - Document from archive transferred back to database ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation regarding the SAP error message WS431 - Document from archive transferred back to database:
  
  SAP Error Message: WS431
  Text: Document from archive transferred back to database
  
  Cause
  This message occurs when a document that was previously archived (i.e., moved from the database to the archive storage) has been transferred back from the archive into the database. This situation typically arises when:
  
  A document that was archived is restored or re-imported into the SAP database.
  The system detects that the document exists both in the archive and in the database.
  An attempt is made to process or post a document that was previously archived but now exists again in the database.
  
  This can happen due to:
  
  Manual or automatic document restoration from archive.
  Reversal or correction processes that require the document to be available in the database.
  Archiving inconsistencies or errors during archiving or unarchiving.
  
  
  Explanation
  SAP uses archiving to move old documents from the database to archive files