3097726 - No direct posting to G/L account error when creating a Purchase Order

Symptom

When you enter a G/L account in the account assignment screens of a purchase order, error message EME038 is issued: 'No direct postings can be made to G/L acct. & in CCode &'.

Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud

Reproducing the Issue

1. Flag the "Automatic posting only" in the G/L Master Data
2. During the creation of a Purchase Order insert the G/L account created
3. The error "No direct postings can be made to G/L acct. & in CCode &" is issued

Cause

The G/L account is maintained incorrectly.

Resolution

Set the field 'Automatic posting only' in the G/L account master record to ' '.

1. Access the APP "Manage G/L Account Master Data";

2. Search for the G/L account;

3. Enter the "Company Code Data" and set the field 'Automatic Posting Only' to 'NO'.

Keywords

G/L Account; Purchase Order; ME038; Automatic Posting Only; , KBA , MM-PUR-PO , Purchase Orders , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud all versions