How To Fix WS848 - SDoc type & for cancellation has diff. SDoc cat. & than current SDoc type

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 848

• Message text: SDoc type & for cancellation has diff. SDoc cat. & than current SDoc type

What causes this issue?

Cancellation variant &V4& is maintained for the settlement document type
for cancellation. For this variant, the settlement document category of
the settlement document type for cancellation must be identical to the
settlement document category of the settlement document type.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WS848 - SDoc type & for cancellation has diff. SDoc cat. & than current SDoc type ?

  The SAP error message:
  WS848: SDoc type & for cancellation has diff. SDoc cat. & than current SDoc type
  
  Meaning / Cause:
  This error occurs when you try to cancel or reverse a document (SDoc) in SAP, but the cancellation document type assigned to the original document has a different document category than the original document type itself.
  In SAP, each document type (SDoc type) is assigned a document category (SDoc cat.). When performing cancellation or reversal, the system expects the cancellation document type to have the same document category as the original document type. If they differ, the system throws this error.
  
  Why does this happen?
  
  The configuration for the cancellation document type is incorrect.
  The cancellation document type assigned to the original document type is not consistent in terms of document category.
  Possibly, a custom or standard document type was assigned as cancellation type but it belongs to a different category.
  
  
  How to check and solve:
  
  
  Check the document types and their categories:
  
  Use transaction SPRO ? SAP Reference IMG ? Logistics General ? Document Management ? Document Types ? Define Document Types.
  Or use transaction OBA7 (for FI document types) or the relevant IMG path for your module.
  Identify the original document type and note its document category.
  Identify the cancellation document type assigned to it and check its document category.
  
  
  
  Check the cancellation document type assigned to the original document type:
  
  In the IMG, check the configuration where the cancellation document type is assigned to the original document type.
  For example, in Sales and Distribution (SD), check the document type settings in Sales Document Types or in Billing Document Types.
  In Financial Accounting (FI), check the document type reversal settings.
  
  
  
  Correct the cancellation document type:
  
  Assign a cancellation document type that has the same document category as the original document type.
  If necessary, create a new cancellation document type with the correct document category.
  Adjust the configuration so that the cancellation document type matches the document category of the original document type.
  
  
  
  Test the cancellation again after correcting the configuration.
  
  
  
  Additional notes:
  
  Document categories (SDoc cat.) define the general behavior of the document type, e.g., whether it is an accounting document, a sales document, a delivery document, etc.
  Mismatched categories can cause inconsistencies in processing and reporting.
  This error is common when custom document types are created or when standard document types are incorrectly assigned as cancellation types.
  
  
  Summary:
  
  
  
  Aspect
  Description
  
  
  
  
  Cause
  Cancellation document type has a different document category than the original document type.
  
  
  Effect
  System prevents cancellation/reversal of the document.
  
  
  Solution
  Assign a cancellation document type with the same document category as the original document type.
  
  
  Where to check
  IMG configuration for document types and their cancellation document types.
  
  
  
  
  If you provide the specific module (e.g., SD, FI, MM) and document types involved, I can give more precise instructions.