Symptom
While posting a Payment Allocation you can get the error message: 'Cost center missing'.
Environment
SAP Business ByDesign
Reproducing the Issue
- Go to the Payment Management work center.
- Navigate to the Payment Allocations view.
- Select and edit the relevant payment allocation.
- Go to the Allocation to G/L Account tab.
- Enter the relevant data.
- Click Post.
- You get the error message: 'Cost center missing'.
Cause
While posting a Payment Allocation system takes Cost Center as a default Account Assignment Type. This is a hidden field in Personalization Mode. You need to enable the Account Assignment Type field from Personalization Mode and change the type to ACC - General Ledger Account only.
Resolution
To enable the Account Assignment Type field, kindly follow the below steps:
- Go to the Payment Allocation screen.
- Go to the Allocation to G/L Account tab.
- On top of the screen, right-hand side, click the photo icon and click Start Personalization Mode.
- Select the UI Element Unnamed Table.
- Select the UI Element Account Assignment Type and mark the Visible checkbox.
- Click Save.
- Now, you can change the Account Assignment Type to ACC - General Ledger Account only.
- Click Post.
As a result, the Payment Allocation is posted successfully.
Keywords
payment allocation; cost center missing; account assignment type; CC; ACC , KBA , SRD-FIN-CLM , Cash and Liquity Managment , How To
Product
SAP Business ByDesign all versions