How To Fix WS696 - No conditions are allowed for text items, please check interface data


WS696 - Overview

  • Message type: E = Error

  • Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

  • Message number: 696

  • Message text: No conditions are allowed for text items, please check interface data

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  • What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WS696 - No conditions are allowed for text items, please check interface data ?
    SAP Error Message:
    WS696 - No conditions are allowed for text items, please check interface data
    
    
    Cause: This error occurs during the pricing or condition determination process in SAP Sales and Distribution (SD) or Billing when the system encounters condition records assigned to text items. Text items in sales documents (such as header or item texts) are not allowed to have pricing conditions. The system expects that only tangible or chargeable items have conditions, but the interface data (e.g., IDoc, BAPI, or manual entry) contains condition records for text items. In other words: The sales document contains text items (item category = text, e.g., item category 'TANN' or similar). The interface or input data tries to assign pricing conditions (discounts, surcharges, prices) to these text items. SAP throws error WS696 because conditions on text items are not valid. When does it typically occur? During sales order creation or update via interface (IDoc, BAPI,

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