How To Fix WS826 - New payment recipient only allowed with new invoicing party

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 826

• Message text: New payment recipient only allowed with new invoicing party

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WS826 - New payment recipient only allowed with new invoicing party ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message WS826: "New payment recipient only allowed with new invoicing party":
  
  Error Message:
  WS826 - New payment recipient only allowed with new invoicing party
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when you try to assign a new payment recipient to a billing document or invoice, but the invoicing party (the party responsible for the invoice) has not been changed or updated accordingly.
  In SAP SD (Sales and Distribution), the payment recipient is typically linked to the invoicing party. If you want to specify a new payment recipient, the system expects that the invoicing party is also changed to a new one. If the invoicing party remains the same, the system does not allow a new payment recipient to be assigned independently.
  This is a business rule to ensure consistency between the invoicing party and the payment recipient, avoiding situations where the payment recipient is unrelated or inconsistent with the invoicing party.
  
  When does it occur?
  
  During billing document creation or change.
  When you try to enter or change the payment recipient in the billing document.
  When the payment recipient is different from the invoicing party, but the invoicing party has not been updated.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check the Invoicing Party:
  
  Verify if the invoicing party in the billing document is correct.
  If you want to assign a new payment recipient, you must also update the invoicing party to a new one.
  
  
  
  Update the Invoicing Party:
  
  Change the invoicing party to the new party that corresponds to the new payment recipient.
  This can be done in the billing document header or during the sales order processing, depending on your process.
  
  
  
  Remove the New Payment Recipient:
  
  If changing the invoicing party is not desired or possible, remove the new payment recipient entry.
  Use the existing payment recipient linked to the current invoicing party.
  
  
  
  Check Customizing Settings:
  
  Sometimes, this behavior is controlled by customizing in SD billing or partner determination.
  Review partner determination procedures to ensure that the payment recipient and invoicing party roles are correctly configured.
  
  
  
  
  Additional Information:
  
  Invoicing Party (Partner Function 'IV'): The party responsible for receiving the invoice.
  Payment Recipient (Partner Function 'PY'): The party who will receive the payment.
  In many business scenarios, these two can be different, but SAP enforces consistency rules.
  This error ensures that the payment recipient is logically linked to the invoicing party to avoid billing and payment inconsistencies.
  
  
  Summary:
  
  
  
  Aspect
  Details
  
  
  
  
  Error
  WS826 - New payment recipient only allowed with new invoicing party
  
  
  Cause
  New payment recipient assigned without changing the invoicing party
  
  
  Solution
  Change invoicing party to new party when assigning new payment recipient, or remove new payment recipient
  
  
  SAP Module
  SD (Sales and Distribution) - Billing
  
  
  Related Partner Functions
  IV (Invoicing Party), PY (Payment Recipient)
  
  
  
  
  If you need help with the exact steps to change the invoicing party or payment recipient in your SAP system, please let me know your SAP version and transaction code you are using!