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2433094 - Error During Changing the G/L Account Type

Symptom

The G/L Account Type cannot be changed due to below error messages:

'Value XYZ in setting ABC must also be entered in setting Permitted G/L Accounts by Account Type and Posting'
'Error for Account XYZ in Chart of Accounts DEF and acct det. profile GHI:'
'Account type PQR of acct XYZ does not match usage in account determination.'
'Save failed'

XYZ represents the G/L Account ID;

ABC represents the Account Determination;

DEF represents the Chart of Accounts;

GHI represents the Account Determination Profile;

PQR represents the G/L Account Type.

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to the Business Configuration work center.
  2. Go to the Implementation Projects view.
  3. Select the project and open activity list.
  4. Open activity Charts of Accounts, Financial Reporting Structures, Account Determination.
  5. Click link Edit chart of accounts.
  6. Select a G/L Account in question and go to the view G/L Account Type and change the required G/L Account Type.
  7. Click Save button and below error occurs:

'Value XYZ in setting ABC must also be entered in setting Permitted G/L Accounts by Account Type and Posting'
'Error for Account XYZ in Chart of Accounts DEF and acct det. profile DEF:'
'Account type PQR of acct XYZ does not match usage in account determination.'
'Save failed'

Cause

The error is due to the respective G/L account being used in account determination ABC and hence postings hitting this account cannot be prohibited before removing the account from account determination.

Resolution

First it's needed to find out where this G/L account is used in account determination, by using the Where-Used List functionality. It must be removed or replaced by another G/L account in account determination before the G/L account type can be changed:

  1. Go to the Business Configuration work center.
  2. Go to the Implementation Projects view.
  3. Select the project and open activity list.
  4. Open activity Charts of Accounts, Financial Reporting Structures, Account Determination.
  5. Click link Edit chart of accounts.
  6. Select a G/L Account in question and click Where-Used List button.
  7. Expand Account Determination and take note of the path.

Then this G/L account must be removed from the account determination.

Steps to follow:

  1. Go to the Business Configuration work center.
  2. Go to the Implementation Projects view.
  3. Open the activity Charts of Accounts, Financial Reporting Structures, Account Determination.
  4. Open the respective subledger under Account Determination section (for example, Fixed Assets).
  5. Navigate to the respective tab (for example, Others) and delete the assignment of the G/L Account with the Account Determination Group.

Once the changes are saved, it should be possible to change the G/L Account Type.

See Also

Help Documents:

Display and Edit Chart of Accounts

Account Type

KBA 2316367 - G/L Account Posting Block Cannot Be Changed Due to Error: 'Value XXX in setting YYY must also be entered in setting Permitted G/L Accounts by Account Type'

Keywords

Posting Block, Account Determination, G/L Account. , KBA , account type , edit chart of accounts , AP-ACC-AE , Accounting Entry , How To

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions