How To Fix WS499 - Default application status allows follow-on documents

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 499

• Message text: Default application status allows follow-on documents

What causes this issue?

The default application set if the result of profit simulation is
negative must prevent follow-on documents.

How to fix this error?

Select an application status that does not allow follow-on documents.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WS499 - Default application status allows follow-on documents ?

  SAP Error Message:
  
  WS499 - Default application status allows follow-on documents
  
  Cause:
  This message typically appears in SAP Workflow or Document Management scenarios where a workflow or process tries to create a follow-on document (e.g., a delivery, invoice, or subsequent document) from a source document that is currently in a status which already allows follow-on documents by default.
  In other words, the system is warning that the default application status of the source document is set to allow follow-on documents, so there is no need to explicitly set or change the status to enable follow-on documents. Attempting to do so causes this message.
  
  Explanation:
  
  In SAP, documents (like sales orders, purchase orders, etc.) have statuses that control their processing.
  Some statuses allow the creation of follow-on documents (e.g., a sales order status that allows delivery creation).
  If the default status already permits follow-on documents, trying to set or enforce this again triggers WS499.
  This is more of an informational or warning message rather than a critical error.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Review the status configuration of the document/application in question.
  Check the status profile and verify which statuses allow follow-on documents.
  If the default status already allows follow-on documents, do not attempt to set or change the status again to enable follow-on documents.
  Adjust the workflow or program logic to avoid redundant status changes that cause this message.
  If this message appears during custom development or enhancement, modify the code to skip setting the status if it already allows follow-on documents.
  
  
  Related Information:
  
  This message is often encountered in Sales and Distribution (SD), Materials Management (MM), or Workflow contexts.
  Status profiles and their settings can be maintained via transaction codes like:
  
  BS22 (Status Profile Maintenance)
  BS23 (Status Profile for Document Types)
  
  
  Follow-on documents are documents created as a next step in a business process, e.g., from a sales order to a delivery, or from a purchase requisition to a purchase order.
  Understanding the status management and follow-on document logic is crucial for troubleshooting this message.
  
  
  Summary:
  
  
  
  Aspect
  Details
  
  
  
  
  Message
  WS499 - Default application status allows follow-on documents
  
  
  Cause
  Attempt to set a status to allow follow-on documents when the default status already does
  
  
  Effect
  Warning or informational message; no critical error
  
  
  Solution
  Avoid redundant status changes; check and adjust status profile or workflow logic
  
  
  Transactions
  BS22, BS23 (for status profile maintenance)
  
  
  
  
  If you provide the exact context (module, transaction, or process step) where this message occurs, I can help with more specific guidance.