3018038 - Foreign Currency Valuation error Account & requires an assignment to a CO object

On Foreign Currency Valuation one of the following errors occurs

Account & requires a true account assignment relevant to cost accounting

Account & requires an assignment to a CO object

 

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SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Perform Foreign Currency Valuation using app Schedule General Ledger Jobs (APP ID F1927) Job template Foreign Currency Valuation or  App Perform Foreign Currency Valuation (APP ID FAGL_FCV)

1. Account concerned is defined as a cost element.  An account assigned as cost element must contain a real CO Object.

2. The usage of a G/L account with cost element type 11 (Revenue) is not appropriate for posting gains resulting from exchange rate differences.

A FX gain account with cost element category 11 (revenues) can lead to errors or to issues in follow-up processes or reporting

In Configuration Activity Automatic Account Determination  ID 100297

Area: Finance Accounting

Subarea: General Ledger Accounting

Process: Define Accounts for Exchange Rate Differences

Transaction key: KDF

Chart of Accounts: As configured example YCOA

Enter in account to Value 

• Use a G/L account as FX gain account with either cost element category  "1" (primary costs/cost-reducing revenues) or " " (no cost element).
• With either setting the account assignment to a cost center will not cause a problem.  See kba 2628966 - Error: Account & requires an assignment to a CO object for methods to derive CO Object. 
• The G/L accounts which are provided by SAP in default content have cost element category "1" (primary costs/cost-reducing revenues).

KDF_Exchange Rate Dif: Open Items/GL Acct

3400680 - Release Information Note: Automatic Account Determination for SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition Edition 2402

2893557 -  Valuation of Foreign Currency

2857528 - Ex.rate diff.accts are incomplete for account

2628966 - Error: Account & requires an assignment to a CO object

3009065 - Please assign account assignment object &1 &2 to a profit center.

Foreign Currency Valuation 

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