2565925 - 'Expense or revenue line item missing' Error in Journal Entry Voucher

When you try to post a Journal Entry Voucher with a reference to a Sales Order and a Project Task the system throws an error message.

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Step A.)

1. Go to the General Ledger Work Center.
2. Select the Journal Entry Vouchers View.
3. Select a Company and a Set of Books.
4. Choose Journal Entry Type 00088 - Manual Entry for Sales Documents.
5. Enter Screen Variant 634 - Man. Write-Up/Write-Down for Sales Doc.
6. Closing Step is Operational Postings.
7. Select a Posting Date and a Document Date.

Step B.)

1. Press Add Row.
2. Choose a G/L Account
3. Enter Credit in Transaction Currency
4. Select Sales Doc. Type 114 - Sales Order.
5. Choose a Sales Doc. ID and a Sales Doc. Item ID
6. Repeat steps 1 to 5, in step 3 you enter a Debit in Transaction Currency.
7. Press Simulate.

Result: The following error message appears: Expense or revenue line item missing.

The system expects you to enter one or more Expense or Revenue Lines to post the Journal Entry Voucher. You just need to change the assignment of one line item from Sales Assignment to a Cost Center Assignment and then it will post correctly.
Keep in mind that if you change one line item to a Cost Center Assignment you have to use a G/L account which is allowed for the Account Type Costs/Expenses.

Step A.)

1. Go to the General Ledger Work Center.
2. Select the Journal Entry Vouchers View.
3. Select a Company and a Set of Books.
4. Choose Journal Entry Type 00088 - Manual Entry for Sales Documents.
5. Enter Screen Variant 634 - Man. Write-Up/Write-Down for Sales Doc.
6. Closing Step is Operational Postings.
7. Select a Posting Date and a Document Date.

Step B.)

1. Press Add Row.
2. Choose a G/L Account.
3. Enter Credit in Transaction Currency.
4. Select Sales Doc. Type 114 - Sales Order.
5. Choose a Sales Doc. ID and a Sales Doc. Item ID.
6. Press Add Row again.
7. Choose a G/L Account which is of Type Costs/Expense.
8. Enter a Debit in Transaction Currency.
9. Select a Cost Center.
10. Press Simulate or Post.

Now you are able to simulate or post the Journal Entry Voucher without any error message.

You can refer to the online help document Manual Entries for Sales Documents.

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