How To Fix WS_MASS051 - Output request items exist already. No redetermination done.

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS_MASS - Settlement Management: Messages for Mass Processing

• Message number: 051

• Message text: Output request items exist already. No redetermination done.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WS_MASS051 - Output request items exist already. No redetermination done. ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WS_MASS051: Output request items exist already. No redetermination done.
  
  Cause:
  This message occurs during the output determination process in SAP, specifically when you try to perform a redetermination of output for a document (e.g., sales order, delivery, billing document), but the system finds that output request items already exist for that document. Because output request items are already present, the system does not perform a redetermination to avoid duplicate or conflicting output requests.
  In other words, the system prevents overwriting or duplicating output requests if they have already been created for the document.
  
  When does it typically occur?
  
  When you try to manually trigger output redetermination (e.g., via transaction or program).
  When output determination is triggered automatically but output requests already exist.
  When you try to reprocess or regenerate output for a document without first deleting or clearing existing output requests.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check existing output requests:
  
  Go to the document (e.g., sales order, delivery, billing document).
  Check the output tab to see if output requests already exist.
  
  
  
  Delete or reset existing output requests if necessary:
  
  If you want to perform redetermination, you need to delete the existing output requests first.
  This can be done via standard SAP transactions or programs depending on the document type:
  
  For sales documents: Use transaction VL02N (for deliveries) or VA02 (for sales orders) to delete output requests.
  For billing documents: Use VF02 to delete output requests.
  
  
  Alternatively, use report/programs or function modules designed to delete output requests.
  
  
  
  Perform output redetermination again:
  
  After deleting existing output requests, trigger the output determination/redetermination process again.
  This will create new output requests based on the current configuration and conditions.
  
  
  
  Check output determination configuration:
  
  Ensure that the output determination procedure and condition records are correctly maintained.
  Verify that the output types and access sequences are properly set up.
  
  
  
  
  Additional Information:
  
  Output request items are entries in the system that represent the output to be processed (e.g., print, email, EDI).
  The system uses these to track which outputs have been generated or are pending.
  Redetermination is the process of recalculating which outputs should be generated based on current data and conditions.
  SAP prevents redetermination if output requests already exist to avoid duplication or conflicts.
  If you want to force redetermination, you must first remove existing output requests.
  
  
  Summary:
  
  
  
  Aspect
  Description
  
  
  
  
  Cause
  Output request items already exist for the document; system blocks redetermination.
  
  
  Effect
  No new output requests are created; redetermination is skipped.
  
  
  Solution
  Delete existing output requests first, then trigger redetermination again.
  
  
  Transactions
  VA02, VL02N, VF02 (depending on document type) to delete output requests.
  
  
  Notes
  Check output determination configuration if issues persist.
  
  
  
  
  If you need help with specific steps to delete output requests or trigger redetermination for a particular document type, please let me know!