How To Fix WS890 - Company code customer only for cross-company-code settlem. process types

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 890

• Message text: Company code customer only for cross-company-code settlem. process types

What causes this issue?

An alternative company code to that of the customer is only allowed in
the case of cross-company-code settlement process types. This is not the
case for settlement process type &V1&.

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 WS890 - Company code customer only for cross-company-code settlem. process types ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message WS890: "Company code customer only for cross-company-code settlement process types":
  
  Error Message:
  WS890 - Company code customer only for cross-company-code settlement process types
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs during the configuration or processing of settlement rules in SAP, specifically when dealing with cross-company code settlement.
  
  The system expects that when you use a company code customer (a customer master record created specifically for cross-company code settlement), it should only be used with cross-company-code settlement process types.
  If you try to assign or use a company code customer in a settlement rule or process type that is not defined as a cross-company-code settlement process type, the system throws this error.
  Essentially, the system enforces that company code customers are only valid in the context of cross-company code settlements.
  
  
  Background:
  
  Company code customer: A special type of customer master record created in FI-AR (Accounts Receivable) that represents a company code in cross-company