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2716583 - No special G/L account defined error occurs in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Symptom

When posting down payment requests via "Manage Supplier Down Payment Requests" and "Manage Customer Down Payment Requests" app, the below error occurs.
"No special G/L acct defined for acct type & sp.G/L ind. & recon.acct &" (Message No. F5008).

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Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Open "Manage Customer Down Payment Requests" app.
  2. Fill in the mandatory fields and Click "Post" button.
  3. The following error occurs.

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Cause

Configuration for the special G/L reconciliation account is missing.

Resolution

Please follow the steps as below to configure the special G/L reconciliation account.

  1. Open configurantion "Automatic Account Determination" (ID: 100297).
  2. Select the following parameter in step1 (Area).
    Area:        Financial Accounting
    Subarea:   Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable
    Process:    Define Alternative Reconciliation Accounts for Special G/L Transactions
  3. Fill in relevant parameter in step2 (Parameters).
  4. Maintain the Special G/L Account in step3 (Account Assignments).

Keywords

F5008, Special G/L, Reconcilation Account, Cloud, 100297, Automatic Account Determination, Manage Supplier Down Payment Requests, Manage Customer Down Payment Requests, Define Alternative Reconciliation Accounts for Special G/L Transactions , KBA , FI-FIO-AP-2CL , Fiori UI for Accounts Payable (Public Cloud) , FI-FIO-AR-2CL , Fiori UI for Accounts Receivable (Public Cloud) , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions ; SAP S/4HANA Cloud all versions