How To Fix WS526 - Different material periods exist, document &1 gets status 'A'

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 526

• Message text: Different material periods exist, document &1 gets status 'A'

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WS526 - Different material periods exist, document &1 gets status 'A' ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation of the SAP error message WS526:
  
  SAP Error Message: WS526
  Text: Different material periods exist, document &1 gets status 'A'
  
  Cause
  This error occurs during the material document posting process in SAP MM (Materials Management) or Inventory Management when the system detects that there are different material periods active or open for the same material in the system. Specifically:
  
  The system maintains material periods (periods for inventory valuation and posting) for each material.
  When you try to post a material document, the system checks if the posting period for the material is consistent.
  If the material has different open periods (e.g., one period is open for movement type postings, another for invoice verification, or different valuation areas have different periods open), the system cannot determine a single valid period for posting.
  As a result, the document is set to status 'A' (which means "Parked" or "Blocked"), and the posting is not completed.
  
  
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