Monitor Statuses: Document Switched to Contingency

The following tables show the possible steps involved in switching an electronic fiscal document (NF-e or CT-e) to contingency. For a legend explaining the columns in this table, see Statuses in NF-e/CT-e Monitor.

Step	ACTION	SCS	MSS
You create an electronic fiscal document (NF-e/CT-e), for example, in NF Writer.	9 – Set NF-e number and send to tax authorities
Document sent to messaging system.	“ “ – IN PROCESS	0
Messaging system confirms receipt.	“ “ – IN PROCESS	0	A

You can switch a normal electronic fiscal document to contingency-processing mode at any time, as long as the tax authorities have not responded to the initial request for authorization.

Step	ACTION	DOC STA	SCS	MSS	Swt.C	Post.C	Can.
You switch the electronic fiscal document processing to contingency.	2 – Cancel Source Document		5 or 6	A	X
You cancel the document by choosing Fiscal Document Cancel Source Document or use the corresponding transaction in the application (for example, the billing document in Sales and Distribution (SD))	“ “ – IN PROCESS		5	A	X		X

If you have defined in Customizing that the system creates a new electronic fiscal document automatically, the system sets 6 instead of 5 in the system communication status column (SCS). For more information, see Customizing for Cancellation under Contingency.

Even though the process for the electronic fiscal document switched to contingency still needs to be completed, you can post a new electronic fiscal document, which is then a contingency document, to continue the business process without authorization from the tax authorities. The next steps are as follows:

Step	ACTION	DOC STA	SCS	MSS	Swt.C	Can.
Tax authorities authorize document	7 – Send request to the tax authorities to cancel/skip document	1	5	A	X	X
You send cancellation request.	“ “ – IN PROCESS	1	1	A	X	X
Messaging system confirms receipt.	“ “ – IN PROCESS	1	1	B	X	X
Tax authorities authorize cancellation; no automatic cancellation.	C – COMPLETED	1	2	B	X	X