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3289806 - Error Message: 'Account Determination Missing for Supplier. Define the Account for Chart of Accounts <PQR>, tab Exchange Rate Differences' Field 'Gains from Exchange Rate' while Posting the Payment Allocation

Symptom

Receiving an error message while posting the Payment Allocation.

Account determination missing for supplier. Define the account for char of accounts <PQR>, tab Exchange Rate Differences'field 'Gains from Exchange Rate.
Enter a general ledger account for the account determination group for suppliers Foreign, third party.

(Here, PQR refers Account Determination Profile)

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to the Payment Management work center.
  2. Go to the Payment Allocation view.
  3. Click on Allocation id.
  4. Enter the Supplier details in Customer/Supplier ID.
  5. Select the required invoice.
  6. Click on Post to view the error message:

Account determination missing for supplier. Define the account for char of accounts <PQR>, tab Exchange Rate Differences' field 'Gains from Exchange Rate F.Enter a general ledger account for the account determination group for suppliers Foreign, third party.

Cause

Have posted Supplier invoice in different currency than Company currency.

Have not maintained the Exchange rate differences for the account determination group for suppliers 123. (Here, 123 refers Account Determination Group)
G/L Account should be maintained for Gain from Exchange Rate Differences for Account Determination Group under Accounts Payable Subledger.

Resolution

Maintain G/L Account for Gain from Exchange Rate Differences for Account Determination Group 123 party under Accounts Payable  Subledger by the following steps:

  1. Go to the Business Configuration Work center.
  2. Go to the Overview View.
  3. Search and open the activity Charts of Accounts, Financial Reporting Structures, Account Determination.
  4. Go to Account Determination and Select Accounts Payable.
  5. Go to Exchange Rate Differences tab.
  6. Maintain G/L Accounts for Gain from Exchange Rate Differences for Account Determination Group 123.


Once have configured the above steps, should be able to post the Payment allocation without error.

Keywords

Payment allocaiton; account determination group; account determination missing for supplier; tab exchange rate differences , KBA , account determination group , exchange rate differences , account determination missing for suppli , payment allocation error , SRD-FIN-CLM , Cash and Liquity Managment , Problem

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions