How To Fix WS811 - Document &1 is not a settlement document list

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 811

• Message text: Document &1 is not a settlement document list

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WS811 - Document &1 is not a settlement document list ?

  Certainly! Here's detailed information about the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WS811 - Document &1 is not a settlement document list
  
  Meaning / 
  Cause:
  This error occurs when a transaction or program expects a settlement document list (a special type of document used in settlement processes, such as in Asset Accounting or CO settlement), but the document number provided (&1) is not recognized as a settlement document list.
  In other words, the system is trying to process or reference a document as a settlement document list, but the document either:
  
  Does not exist as a settlement document list, or  
  Is a different type of document (e.g., a normal FI document, asset document, or CO document), or  
  The document number is incorrect or incomplete.
  
  
  Common Scenarios Where This Occurs:
  
  During Asset Accounting settlement when trying to settle asset transactions to cost centers or orders.  
  When running settlement programs or reports that require a settlement document