How To Fix WS842 - No conditions for text items

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 842

• Message text: No conditions for text items

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WS842 - No conditions for text items ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message WS842 - No conditions for text items:
  
  SAP Error Message: WS842 - No conditions for text items
  
  Cause:
  The error WS842 occurs when the system tries to determine pricing or conditions for text items in a sales document, but no condition records or condition types are maintained or assigned for these text items.
  
  Text items in SAP SD (Sales and Distribution) are items that do not represent physical goods or services but are used to add texts, notes, or comments in sales documents.
  Pricing procedures typically do not apply to text items because they are not priced.
  However, if the system attempts to find pricing conditions for these text items (due to configuration or document processing logic), and no conditions exist, it throws this error.
  
  
  When does it occur?
  
  During sales order creation or pricing determination.
  When a text item is added to a sales document and the system tries to apply pricing conditions.
  If the pricing procedure or condition technique is incorrectly configured to expect conditions for text items.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Pricing Procedure:
  
  Verify the pricing procedure assigned to the sales document type.
  Ensure that the pricing procedure does not expect conditions for text items.
  Text items should be excluded from pricing or condition determination.
  
  
  
  Item Category Configuration:
  
  Check the item category assigned to the text item.
  For text items, the item category should be configured to not trigger pricing.
  In transaction VOV7, verify the item category settings:
  
  The field "Pricing" should be set to 'No' for text items.
  
  
  
  
  
  Condition Technique:
  
  Review the condition types and access sequences.
  Ensure that no condition types are assigned or expected for text items.
  
  
  
  Customizing:
  
  In SPRO, navigate to:
  Sales and Distribution -> Basic Functions -> Pricing -> Pricing Control -> Define and Assign Pricing Procedures
  
  Check the pricing procedure and item category determination.
  
  
  
  User Exit or Custom Code:
  
  If there is any custom code or user exit influencing pricing for text items, review and adjust it to skip pricing for text items.
  
  
  
  
  Additional Information:
  
  Text items are used for documentation purposes and typically do not have pricing conditions.
  This error is a safeguard to prevent the system from trying to price non-pricing items.
  If you need to add charges or surcharges, use appropriate item categories and condition types, not text items.
  
  
  Summary:
  
  
  
  Aspect
  Details
  
  
  
  
  Error Message
  WS842 - No conditions for text items
  
  
  Cause
  System tries to find pricing conditions for text items, but none exist.
  
  
  Solution
  Configure item category to exclude pricing for text items; adjust pricing procedure accordingly.
  
  
  Transaction Codes
  VOV7 (Item Category), SPRO (Pricing Procedure)
  
  
  
  
  If you need help with specific configuration steps or want to see screenshots, feel free to ask!