Symptom
You migrate Open Items Receivable.
During File Validation (step 1a - Validate File) a warning appears: "Open Items: value XYZ in column Profit Center ID/ Segment ID will be truncated; edit source value" (XYZ represents the profit center ID which has more than 10 characters).
Environment
SAP Business ByDesign
Reproducing the Issue
- In the Business Configuration work center access the Integrate and extend activity Migration of accounting transaction data - Migrate accounting transaction data using the migration tool.
- Select migration unit and press Execute migration.
- Select the Open Items file and press Process File.
- After the validation a warning appears "Open Items: value XYZ in column Profit Center ID will be truncated; edit source value".
Cause
The tructation only occurs during the migration activity.
Resolution
You can still go ahead with the warning.
In the next step 1b Convert values you can select the correct profit center ID/segment:
- In the Convert Values step.
- Go to Edit Value conversion for Profit center ID/Segment ID.
- The source value is truncated.
- In the target value select the correct profit center/ segment with the long ID.
- Confirm the value.
- Press save and close.
- Then continue with the migration and execute the import.
The import will still finish with the warning. However, all values are going to be posted to the correct profit center / segment ID*.
Keywords
Open Items, Profit Center ID, segment ID, truncated, more than 10 characters , KBA , SRD-FIN-ACC , Financial Accounting , Problem