How To Fix WS543 - Existing settlement proces types are not intended for customer settlement

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 543

• Message text: Existing settlement proces types are not intended for customer settlement

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WS543 - Existing settlement proces types are not intended for customer settlement ?

  SAP Error Message:
  WS543 - Existing settlement process types are not intended for customer settlement
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when you attempt to perform a customer settlement using a settlement profile or settlement process type that is not configured or intended for customer settlement. In SAP, settlement process types define how costs or revenues are settled from one object to another (e.g., from internal orders, projects, or cost centers to other receivers). Some settlement process types are specifically designed for cost objects, and others for customer settlements.
  If you try to use a settlement process type that is meant for internal cost objects (like cost centers, internal orders, WBS elements) for settling to a customer, the system throws this error because the process type does not support customer settlement.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check the Settlement Profile and Process Type:
  
  Go to transaction OKO7 (Define Settlement Profiles).
  Verify the settlement profile assigned to the object you are trying to settle.
  Check the