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3332435 - "Open Item Management" indicator in the G/L account master data cannot to be used for retroactively changing the open item management option - SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Symptom

The “Open Item Management” indicator in the G/L account master data cannot be used to retroactively switch on or switch off open item management in an account.

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Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Cause

Cannot retroactively activate or deactivate the open item management for an account in which postings exist. This is independent from whether the account balance is equal to zero.

Resolution

Use the job template "Activate Open Item Management for G/L Accounts" to schedule a job in the Schedule Accounting Data Changes app to retroactively set or remove the indicator for open item management.

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Keywords

open item management, G/L accounts, Schedule Accounting Data Changes, activate OIM, OIM, enable, deactivate, F4622, master data, job template , KBA , FI-GL-GL-N-2CL , Master Data (Public Cloud) , FI-GL-GL-N , Master Data , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions

Attachments

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