Symptom
Try to create a new billing document request from the Manage Project Billing app but receive the error: "Creation of the billing document request failed. Unable to determine a plant for item of reference document. BDR with preceding document has not been created due to item errors."
Environment
- Sales and Distribution (SD)
- SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition
Reproducing the Issue
- Go to "Manage Project Billing" app.
- Select the billing element lines that you want to bill.
- then choose "Prepare Billing".
- Choose "Submit".
- Observe the error message: "Creation of the billing document request failed. Unable to determine a plant for item of reference document. BDR with preceding document has not been created due to item errors."
Cause
Delivery plant is not maintained correctly.
Resolution
- In the preceding document (Sales Order/Delivery), verify whether the Plant field is maintained for the line item.
- Ensure that the material is extended to a valid plant and has relevant sales views maintained.
- Verify that the customer master (Shipping tab) has a valid Delivery Plant maintained.
Once the missing plant is maintained or configuration corrected, recreate the Billing Document Request.
See Also
Keywords
billing request failed, unable to determine plant, sap s/4hana cloud public edition, error message, plant field missing, sales order, delivery, delivering plant, material extension, sales views, billing document request , KBA , SD-BIL-IV-2CL , Processing Billing Documents (Public Cloud) , SD-BIL , Billing , Problem
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