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2226785 - Error Message: 'Bank Account Number not Valid'

Symptom

You are not able to create a Bank Account for a house-bank placed in The Netherlands due to the following error message:

'Bank account number not valid'

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Liquidity Management work center.
  2. Go to MyBanks view.
  3. Select your bank entity and click Edit -> Bank Accounts.
  4. Create a new bank account record and enter Bank Account Number.
  5. You get an Error Message: 'Bank account number not valid'.

Cause

You are getting the error message as the Bank Account Number length should be 10 digits. Bank Account Number is the account number given by the bank. So, you need to include a valid and official reference code for the Bank Account Number.

There are two types of bank accounts used for The Netherlands:

1. Normal Account, the length of Bank Account Number should be 10.
2. GIRO Account, the length of Bank Account Number should be 7.

Resolution

There are two possibilities to solve the issue:

1) You need to contact your bank to get the correct reference code and enter the correct Bank Account Number, the length should be of 10 digits if you are not using the Giro account and update the information in the steps below:

  1. Go to Liquidity Management work center.
  2. Go to My Bankssubview.
  3. Select your Bank and click Edit -> Bank Accounts.
  4. Select subtab Bank Accounts.
  5. Click Add Row button.
  6. Enter the valid Bank Account Number and required details.
  7. Select Save tab.

2) You need to enter Bank Account Number which should the length of 7 digits if you are using Giro account. You need to additionally maintain Giro Account Indicator in the below steps:

  1. Go to Liquidity Management work center.
  2. Go to My Bankssubview.
  3. Select your Bank and click Edit -> Bank Accounts.
  4. Select subtab Bank Accounts.
  5. Click Add Row button.
  6. Enter the valid Bank Account Number and required details.
  7. Select Accounts tab and check the box for Giro Account.
  8. Select Save tab.

Keywords

Bank Account, Number not Valid, Liquidity Management, house-bank, Netherlands. , KBA , SRD-FIN-CLM , Cash and Liquity Managment , How To

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions