How To Fix WS849 - Settlement doc type & for cancellation has incorrect sett. doc category &

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 849

• Message text: Settlement doc type & for cancellation has incorrect sett. doc category &

What causes this issue?

For cancellation variant &V4&, the settlement document category of the
settlement document type for cancellation must result in a different
algebraic sign than that resulting from the settlement document category
of the settlement document type.
However, the settlement document type for cancellation is &V1& has
settlement document category &V2&, the settlement document type has &V3&
.

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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