How To Fix WS740 - Settlemenmt type &1 is not relevant for contract accounting

WS740 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 740

• Message text: Settlemenmt type &1 is not relevant for contract accounting

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WS740 - Settlemenmt type &1 is not relevant for contract accounting ?

  The SAP error message:
  WS740: Settlement type &1 is not relevant for contract accounting
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when you try to use a settlement type in a process related to Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable (FI-CA), but the settlement type is not configured or assigned as relevant for contract accounting. In other words, the settlement type you are using is not recognized or allowed in the context of contract accounting.
  
  Explanation:
  
  Settlement types in SAP define how amounts are settled or cleared.
  In FI-CA (Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable), only certain settlement types are valid.
  If a settlement type is not marked as relevant for contract accounting, the system will throw this error when you try to use it in FI-CA transactions.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Settlement Type Configuration:
  
  Go to transaction code SPRO ? SAP Reference IMG ? Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable ? Basic Functions ? Settlement ? Define Settlement Types.
  Verify if the settlement type you are using is