How To Fix WS852 - No sales/tax posting for posting partner without condition posting

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 852

• Message text: No sales/tax posting for posting partner without condition posting

What causes this issue?

If, in the settlement document document posting partner / settlement
partner either supplier or customer is set, no sales values or taxes can
be posted if the indicator
<DS:DE.WBART>Only Include Condition Data</> is set in the Customizing
for
<DS:SIMG.W_WLFA_0010>Settlement Process Types</>.
The indicator
<DS:DE.WSTBU>Post Taxes</> cannot be set and the field
<DS:DE.WVOLP>Post Sales Values</> must be set to blank = "No Sales
Posting".

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 WS852 - No sales/tax posting for posting partner without condition posting ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message WS852: No sales/tax posting for posting partner without condition posting:
  
  Error Message
  WS852: No sales/tax posting for posting partner without condition posting
  
  Cause
  This error occurs during the billing or invoice posting process in SAP SD (Sales and Distribution) when the system tries to create accounting documents but cannot find any sales or tax posting for a posting partner because there is no condition record (pricing condition) assigned for that partner.
  More specifically:
  
  In the billing document, a posting partner (such as a customer, vendor, or other business partner) is defined.
  The system expects to post sales or tax amounts for this partner.
  However, no pricing condition (e.g., sales price, tax condition) exists for this partner in the billing document.
  As a result, the system cannot determine the amount to post for this partner, leading to the error.
  
  
  When does it occur?
  
  During billing document creation or posting (transaction VF01, VF02,