How To Fix WS821 - FI document split: One FI document for each supplier and customer

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 821

• Message text: FI document split: One FI document for each supplier and customer

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WS821 - FI document split: One FI document for each supplier and customer ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation regarding the SAP error message WS821: FI document split: One FI document for each supplier and customer:
  
  Error Message:
  WS821 - FI document split: One FI document for each supplier and customer
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs during the posting of financial documents in SAP when the document splitting functionality is active, and the system detects that the document violates the rule that each FI document must be split by supplier and customer.
  More specifically:
  
  The document splitting functionality in SAP FI is designed to split accounting documents according to certain characteristics (such as segment, profit center, business area, customer, supplier, etc.) to ensure detailed reporting and reconciliation.
  When document splitting is configured to split by supplier and customer, the system expects that each FI document contains line items for only one supplier or one customer.
  If a document contains line items for multiple suppliers or multiple customers in the same FI document, the