Symptom
When you try to post a Journal Entry Voucher with a reference to a Sales Order and a Cost center the system throws an error message.
Account assignment to cost center PQR only allowed for account type Costs/Expenses. G/L Account 123 cannot be used.
(Here PQR is Cost center id and 123 is G/L account number)
Environment
SAP Business ByDesign
Reproducing the Issue
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Go to the General Ledger Work Center.
- Select the Journal Entry Vouchers View.
- Select a Company and a Set of Books.
- Choose Journal Entry Type 00088 - Manual Entry for Sales Documents.
- Enter Screen Variant 634 - Man. Write-Up/Write-Down for Sales Doc.
- Press Add Row.
- Choose a G/L Account
- Enter Credit in Transaction Currency
- Select Sales Doc. Type 114 - Sales Order.
- Choose a Sales Doc. ID and a Sales Doc. Item ID
- Select Cost center in Line item 2.
- Press Simulate.
Error Message:
Account assignment to cost center PQR only allowed for account type Costs/Expenses. G/L Account 123 cannot be used. .
Cause
You have maintained a Cost Center in the Line item and this is not expected for balance sheet accounts in G/L account field.
Resolution
You will need to check the cost center assigned to the GL Account and maintain Cost Center only for cost or expense accounts.
Keywords
KBA , AP-ACC , Business ByDesign: Financial Accounting , Problem