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1892838 - Error Message: Second Acct Det.Group for Expense Type XYZ not Permitted

Symptom

When trying to change payment/taxation to Reimbursement Amount(Payment, No Taxation) from drop down, system displays the below message:

Second acct det.group for expense type XYZ not permitted.(where XYZ refers to expense type)

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to the Business Configuration work center.
  2. Go to the Implementation Projects view.
  3. Click on Open Activity List and go to Fine Tuning tab.
  4. Show All Activities and find Expense Reporting – AA.(where AA refers to Country)
  5. Click on Expense Reporting – AA.
  6. Click on Edit Receipt Types.
  7. For any available receipt types change the Payment/Taxation to Reimbursement Amount(Payment, No Taxation).
  8. Click on Save.

System displays the error message Second acct det.group for expense type XYZ not permitted.

 

Cause

This is because Offsetting Account For Paid Receipts was maintained under Account Determination tab.

Resolution

For any available receipt types under activity Expense Reporting – AA, when Payment/Taxation is changed to Reimbursement Amount(Payment, No Taxation) then Offsetting Account For Paid Receipts under Account Determination tab need not be maintained.

Follow the below steps to set Offsetting Account For Paid Receipts blank.

  1. Go to the Business Configuration work center
  2. Go to the Implementation Projects view
  3. Click on Open Activity List.
  4. Click on Fine Tuning tab.
  5. Show All Activities and Find Expense Reporting – AA.
  6. Click on Expense Reporting – AA.
  7. Click on Edit Receipt Types.
  8. For any available receipt types change the Payment/Taxation to Reimbursement Amount(Payment, No Taxation).
  9. Go to Account Determination tab and leave the field Offsetting Account For Paid Receipts blank and click on Save.

See Also

Keywords

Expense type, Account determination group , KBA , offsetting account for paid receipts , AP-ACC , Business ByDesign: Financial Accounting , How To

Product

SAP BUSINESS BYDESIGN 1708