2297821 - 'Cost center missing' Error in Payment Allocation

While posting a Payment Allocation you can get the error message: 'Cost center missing'.

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1. Go to the Payment Management work center.
2. Navigate to the Payment Allocations view.
3. Select and edit the relevant payment allocation.
4. Go to the Allocation to G/L Account tab.
5. Enter the relevant data.
6. Click Post.
7. You get the error message: 'Cost center missing'.

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.

To enable the Account Assignment Type field, kindly follow the below steps:

1. Go to the Payment Allocation screen.
2. Go to the Allocation to G/L Account tab.
3. On top of the screen, right-hand side, click the photo icon and click Start Personalization Mode.
4. Select the UI Element Unnamed Table.
5. Select the UI Element Account Assignment Type and mark the Visible checkbox.
6. Click Save.
7. Now, you can change the Account Assignment Type to ACC - General Ledger Account only.
8. Click Post.

As a result, the Payment Allocation is posted successfully.

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