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2744562 - Unposted Source Document Error: Account Determination for Inventories is not Defined in Business Configuration for Account Determination Group Fixed Asset

Symptom

You notice an unposted Goods and activity confirmation reporting the error: Account determination for inventories is not defined in business configuration for account determination group Fixed Assets.

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to the General Ledger work center.
  2. Go to the Closing Cockpit view.
  3. Go to the Source Documents sub-view.
  4. Search for your Source Document ID, in this case the Source Document is a Goods and Activity Confirmation.
  5. Select the ID and under the Details session you can see this error: Account determination for inventories is not defined in business configuration for account determination group Fixed Assets.
  6. Select the ID and Click to view the full error message and Click -> View Business Transactions.
  7. Click on View All and click on business task:Account determination for inventories is missing for Acct Det. Group Fixed Assets.
  8. You can view the full error message in Description field:

Account determination for inventories is missing for Acct Det. Group Fixed Assets. Specify GL account for account determination group for materials:
"Fixed Assets"
Chart of accounts: PQR ( PQR represents Chart of Accounts ID)

Column path: "Physical Inventory ->Gain from Inventory Diffe ->Gain from I"

Cause

You are getting this error message as you have not maintained the account determination for account determination group for materials.

Resolution

 You need to maintain the Account Determination Group by following the steps.

  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 the activity Charts of Accounts, Financial Reporting Structures, Account Determination.
  5. Click on View button.
  6. Under Account Determination section select Inventories.
  7. Select your Account Determination Profile.
  8. Go to Gain and Losses tab.
  9. Click on Add Row button.
  10. Maintain the respective G/L accounts for Account Determination Group for Materials.
  11. Click on Save and Close.

Now you are able to post the Unposted Source Document:

  1. Go to the General Ledger work center.
  2. Go to the Closing Cockpit view.
  3. Go to Source Documents subview.
  4. Search for your Source Document ID, in this case the source document is Goods and Activity Confirmation.
  5. Select the ID and click on Actions -> Post Business Transaction.

Keywords

source documents, Account determiantion for inventories, Account determination group for Fixed assets , KBA , account determination group for fixed as , goods and activity confirmation , account determination for inventories , SRD-FIN-ACR , Receivables , Problem

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions