How To Fix WS865 - SAP Credit Management is not active; report &1 cannot be carried out

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 865

• Message text: SAP Credit Management is not active; report &1 cannot be carried out

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WS865 - SAP Credit Management is not active; report &1 cannot be carried out ?

  The SAP error message:
  WS865: SAP Credit Management is not active; report &1 cannot be carried out
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs because the SAP Credit Management functionality is not activated in the system, but a report or transaction (&1) that requires SAP Credit Management to be active is being executed. Essentially, the system is trying to run a process dependent on SAP Credit Management, but the necessary configuration or activation is missing.
  
  Explanation:
  
  SAP Credit Management (FI-AR-CR) is a component that allows companies to manage customer credit limits and credit exposure.
  If this component is not activated or configured in the system, any report or transaction that depends on it will fail with this error.
  The placeholder &1 in the message is replaced by the name of the report or program that cannot be executed.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Activate SAP Credit Management:
  
  Go to transaction SPRO ? SAP Reference IMG ? Financial Supply Chain Management ? Credit Management ? Basic Settings ?