How To Fix WS687 - SAP Credit Management active: Credit limit check not supported

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 687

• Message text: SAP Credit Management active: Credit limit check not supported

What causes this issue?

The FI-AR-CR Credit Management is not available with SAP S/4HANA.

System Response

The FI-AR-CR Credit Management check will not executed anymore.

How to fix this error?

You have to use SAP Credit Management (FIN-FSCM-CR) instead.
You can activate the SAP Credit Management check on settlement document
type level.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WS687 - SAP Credit Management active: Credit limit check not supported ?

  The SAP error message:
  WS687: SAP Credit Management active: Credit limit check not supported
  
  Cause
  This error occurs when the system tries to perform a credit limit check using the classic credit management functionality (transaction code FD32 or related processes), but the system is configured to use SAP Credit Management (FIN-FSCM-CR), which is the newer credit management solution integrated with SAP S/4HANA or ECC.
  In other words, the system is set up to use the new SAP Credit Management (also called FSCM Credit Management), but the transaction or process is attempting to perform a credit check using the classic credit management method, which is no longer supported or active.
  
  Explanation
  
  
  SAP has two credit management solutions:
  
  Classic Credit Management (part of Financial Accounting, FI-AR)
  SAP Credit Management (part of Financial Supply Chain Management, FSCM)
  
  
  
  When SAP Credit Management (FSCM) is active, the classic credit limit check is disabled.
  
  
  If a transaction or custom code tries to perform a classic credit