3241660 - Error Message: 'Mandatory Account Assigment for Mapped Item X is Missing: Cost Center' While Posting Manual Journal Entry Voucher

You are receiving an error message while posting manual Journal Entry Voucher.

Error: Mandatory account assigment for mapped item X is missing: Cost Center (X represents the item number).

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1. Go to the General Ledger work center.
2. Go to the Journal Entry Voucher view.
3. Click on New -> Journal Entry Voucher.
4. Enter all required details and G/L account AAA (AAA represents the G/L account ID).
5. Click on Simulate.
6. Error message: Mandatory account assigment for mapped item X is missing: Cost Center.

G/L account AAA is mapped to G/L account BBB (BBB represents the G/L account ID).

G/L account BBB is mapped to CC - Cost Center as mandatory Cost Assignment Type.

You can view the configuration in the below steps:

1. Go to the Business Configuration work center.
2. Go to Overview.
3. Search for the activity Charts of Accounts, Financial Reporting Structures, Account Determination.
4. Click on Edit G/L account mapping.
5. Select the relevant Chart of Accounts and Mapped Chart of Accounts.
6. Filter for G/L account AAA and you can see that the Mapped Account is G/L account BBB.

You have specified account assignment type CC - Cost Center is Mandatory Account Assignments for G/L Accounts. You can view the configuration in the below steps:

1. Go to the Business Configuration work center.
2. Go to Overview.
3. Search for the activity Mandatory Account Assignments.
4. Click Edit Mandatory Account Assignments for G/L Accounts.
5. Select the respective Chart of Accounts.
6. Filter for G/L account BBB and you can see that the Account Assignment Type is CC - Cost Center.

There are two options. You can either remove the line that Cost Center mandatory for G/L account BBB under Activity- Mandatory Account Assignments or select 'Account Assignment Type: CC - Cost Center' and include cost center in the journal entry voucher.

Option 1

1. Go to the Business Configuration work center.
2. Go to Overview.
3. Search for the activity Mandatory Account Assignments.
4. Click Edit Mandatory Account Assignments for G/L Accounts.
5. Select the respective Chart of Accounts.
6. Filter for G/L account BBB and delete the Account Assignment Type: CC - Cost Center.

Option 2

1. Go to the General Ledger work center.
2. Go to the Journal Entry Voucher view.
3. Click on New -> Journal Entry Voucher.
4. Enter all required details and G/L account AAA. (AAA represents the G/L account ID)
5. Select 'Account Assignment Type: CC - Cost Center' and include cost center in the journal entry voucher.