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3154459 - AA834 / F5378 / SFIN_FI017 when posting a downpayment to an asset via purchase order SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Symptom

When settling a PO directly to an asset error AA834 / F5378 / SFIN_FI017 is given. 

AA834 - You cannot use this transaction type to post to this asset

F5378 - Purchase document is allocated to asset & &

SFIN_FI017 - Function not supported because Universal Parallel Accounting active

Environment

  • SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Reproducing the Issue

  1. In the app Manage Supplier Down Payment Request, an asset has been assigned in the Account Assignment for the PO.
  2. Press create button and error is raised. 

Cause

Downpayments to directly to assets are not supported.

Resolution

The Best Practice is to use an Investment Project to post the costs and then settle the project to an assets (See Best Practice Guides Project Control - Finance (‏1NT‏) and Period-End Closing - Maintenance Orders (‏BF7‏)).

Keywords

AA 834 project control purchase order PO settlement FAA_POST402 FAA_POST 402, AA834 , KBA , FI-AA-AA-C , Transactions , FI-AA-AA-C-2CL , Transactions (Public Cloud) , Problem

Product

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