How To Fix WS829 - One-sided cancellation not allowed for status &1 (doc. must exist in FI)

WS829 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 829

• Message text: One-sided cancellation not allowed for status &1 (doc. must exist in FI)

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WS829 - Details

• Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation of the SAP error message WS829:
  
  SAP Error Message: WS829
  Text: One-sided cancellation not allowed for status &1 (doc. must exist in FI)
  
  Cause
  This error occurs when you attempt to perform a one-sided cancellation (i.e., cancel only one side of a document, such as the FI side or the CO side) on a document that has a status which requires the document to exist in Financial Accounting (FI). In other words, the system expects the document to be present in FI for the cancellation to proceed, but it either does not exist or the status of the document does not allow a one-sided cancellation.
  Typical scenarios include:
  
  Trying to cancel a Controlling (CO) document without the corresponding FI document being present.
  The document status indicates that the document must exist in FI, but the FI document is missing or already canceled.
  The system enforces consistency between FI and CO documents, preventing partial