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2778070 - Migration of G/L Account Balances - Error Detected in Source Record

Symptom

You migrate G/L Account balances using the Migration tool. You execute the migration. In step 1c - Simulate Import errors appear, such as

  • 'Error detected in source record XXXX&sep&YYYY&sep&&sep&&sep&&sep&&sep&&sep&sep&'
  • 'G/L Account as Chart of Accounts Item 'ABC SAKOMIG' not found' (ABC stands for the respective Chart of Accounts ID).

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to the Business Configuration work center.
  2. Go to the Implementation Projects view.
  3. Open the Activity List.
  4. Find the Migration of Accounting Transaction Data activity and open it.
  5. Select Migrate accounting transaction data using the migration tool.
  6. Select the migration unit and press Execute Migration.
  7. In step 1- Process Files select the G/L Account Balances Migration Object and press Process File.
  8. Go through step 1a- Validate File and step 1b- Convert Values.
  9. Press Next again to go to step 1c-Simulate Import.
  10. The the errors appear:
  • 'Error detected in source record XXXX&sep&YYYY&sep&&sep&&sep&&sep&&sep&&sep&sep&'
  • 'G/L Account as Chart of Accounts Item 'ABC SAKOMIG' not found'

Cause

The cause of this error is because you have not maintained a GL Account number for GL Account 'ABC SAKOMIG'.

Resolution

  1. Go to the Business Configuration work center.
  2. Go to the Implementation Projects view.
  3. Open the Activity List.
  4. Find the Migration of Accounting Transaction Data activity and open it.
  5. Select Migrate accounting transaction data using the migration tool.
  6. Select the migration unit and press Execute Migration.
  7. Go to Step 1b - Convert Values

Edit Value Conversion for GL Accou

  1. Here we can see that the last line is missing hte GL Account for the Target Value.
  2. Maintain this value and simulate Import again.
  3. Issue will be resolved.

See Also

2761711 - Migration of G/L Account Balances - Error Detected in Source Record - Value Conversion Missing - G/L Account as Chart of Accounts Item not Found

2722439 - Error During Migration of G/L Account Balances

Keywords

Migration, GL Account Balances, G/L Account Balances, source record, Value Conversion Missing, Chart of Account Item not found , KBA , SRD-FIN-GL , General Ledger , Problem

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions