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, or during invoice verification).
  When the account determination tries to post sales or tax amounts for a partner but finds no relevant condition records.
  Often related to partner functions in SD billing (e.g., sold-to party, ship-to party, payer, or other partners configured for posting).
  
  
  Solution
  
  
  Check Condition Records:
  
  Verify that pricing conditions exist for the relevant partner functions in the billing document.
  Use transaction VK13 to check pricing conditions.
  Ensure that the condition types related to sales and tax posting are maintained for the partner.
  
  
  
  Review Partner Determination Procedure:
  
  Check the partner determination procedure assigned to the sales document type.
  Ensure that the partner functions involved in posting have the correct configuration.
  
  
  
  Check Account Determination:
  
  Verify the account determination settings in transaction VKOA or OBYC.
  Ensure that the posting keys and condition types are correctly assigned to the G/L accounts for the partner.
  
  
  
  Adjust Billing Document:
  
  If a partner is assigned but no pricing condition applies, consider removing the partner from the billing document or assigning the correct pricing conditions.
  
  
  
  Check Customizing for Partner Posting:
  
  In SPRO, navigate to:
  Sales and Distribution -> Basic Functions -> Partner Determination -> Partner Determination in Sales Documents
  
  Verify that the partner functions are correctly set up for posting.
  
  
  
  Debugging:
  
  If the above steps do not resolve the issue, debugging the billing document posting program (e.g., RV60AFZZ) can help identify why no condition posting is found for the partner.
  
  
  
  
  Related Information
  
  SAP Notes: Search for SAP Notes related to WS852 for any known issues or patches.
  Transaction Codes:
  
  VF01 - Create Billing Document
  VF02 - Change Billing Document
  VK13 - Display Pricing Condition
  VKOA - Account Determination
  OBYC - Automatic Postings (MM but sometimes relevant)
  
  
  Partner Functions: Sold-to party, Ship-to party, Payer, Bill-to party, etc.
  Pricing Conditions: PR00 (Price), MWST (Tax), etc.
  Account Determination: Ensures that the correct G/L accounts are posted based on condition types and partner functions.
  
  
  Summary
  
  
  
  Aspect
  Details
  
  
  
  
  Cause
  No pricing condition exists for the posting partner, so no sales/tax posting can be made.
  
  
  Effect
  Billing document posting fails with WS852 error.
  
  
  Solution
  Maintain pricing conditions for the partner, check partner determination and account determination.
  
  
  Check
  Pricing conditions (VK13), partner functions, account determination (VKOA), billing document data.
  
  
  
  
  If you provide more details about the scenario (e.g., transaction used, partner functions involved), I can help with more specific guidance.