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3323989 - Exception in Supplier Invoice: Posting of invoice not possible due to error in financial accounting ; Account determination is missing for item type Exchange Rate Differences

Symptom

Exception in Supplier Invoice is preventing the posting of the document.

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Supplier Invoicing work center.
  2. Go to Invoices and Credit Memos view.
  3. Search for ABC (ABC is the Supplier Invoice's ID).
  4. Click in Edit button.
  5. Navigate to Exceptions tab.
  6. See the error:

Posting of invoice not possible due to error in financial accounting ; Account determination is missing for item type Exchange Rate Differences: Tax Postings general. Specify account determination in chart of accounts <XYZ> and account determination profile <PQR>. Column Path Tax->Differences->Differences from Exchange Rate Fluctuat..., Item Type Exchange Rate Differences: Tax Postings general.

XYZ means Chart of Accounts.

PQR means Account Determination Profile.

Cause

The G/L Accounts are not maintained in activity 'Charts of Accounts, Financial Reporting Structures, Account Determination'.

Resolution

The steps to maintain the activity correctly are listed below:

  1. Go to Business Configuration work center.
  2. Go to Overview view.
  3. Select the activity 'Charts of Accounts, Financial Reporting Structures, Account Determination'.
  4. Click in Change Immediately button.
  5. In the Account Determination area, click in Tax.
  6. Select Account Determination Profile PQR.
  7. Open the Differences tab.
  8. Maintain a G/L Account for Differences from Exchange Rate Fluctuation.

Keywords

Exception; Supplier invoice; Account determination; G/L account; Exchange Rate , KBA , AP-SIP-SIV , Supplier Invoice , AP-ACC , Business ByDesign: Financial Accounting , How To

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions