How To Fix WS_EA022 - Document & created with reference to & (accounting document not required)

WS_EA022 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS_EA - Settlement Management Messages (Add-On)

• Message number: 022

• Message text: Document & created with reference to & (accounting document not required)

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WS_EA022 - Details

• The SAP error message:
  WS_EA022: Document & created with reference to & (accounting document not required)
  
  
  Cause:
  This message typically occurs during the posting of a document in SAP FI (Financial Accounting) or CO (Controlling) modules when a document is created with reference to another document, but the system determines that no accounting document is required for the referenced document.
  In other words, the system is informing you that the new document you are trying to post has been created with reference to an earlier document, but the earlier document does not require an accounting document (e.g., it might be a controlling document or a non-accounting document). This situation can arise in scenarios such as:
  
  Posting a CO document with reference to a FI document that does not generate accounting entries.
  Posting a document in a scenario where the reference document is a statistical document or a document type that does not create accounting entries.
  The system