3251371 - Error When Posting Expense Report From Concur: 'Account cannot be created; role is not maintained'

You have an expense report that came through the Concur integration with SAP Business ByDesign. However, the expense report has landed as an unposted source document with the error 'Account cannot be created; role is not maintained'

SAP Business ByDesign.

1. Go to General Ledger work center.
2. Go to Source Documents view.
3. Find the related expense report.

See error message 'Account cannot be created; role is not maintained'

The Creditor ID / Clearing Account code received from Concur in the expense report payload is not maintained with a supplier role in Business ByDesign or in Concur side.

You can find the related clearing acount code as follows:

1. Go to General Ledger work center
2. Go to Source Documents view.
3. Select the relevant expense report.
4. Click Actions -> View Business Transaction.
5. In the details of the line items, refer to the Creditor ID field.

Alternatively, you can check the same via JSON file:

1. Go to General Ledger work center.
2. Go to Expense Reports view.
3. Find the related expense report.
4. Click Download Original JASON.
5. Open the file.
6. Search by 'clearingAccountCode'

To check/maintain the roles for business partners in SAP Business ByDesign, proceed as follows:

1. Go to Business Partner Data work center.
2. Go to Business Partner view.
3. Find the related business partner with the clearing account code.
4. Check/maintain the roles accordingly.

To check/maintain the same in Concur, you may refer to the 'Configure Payment Types' section of the SAP Business ByDesign and Concur Integration Guide

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