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3432166 - External transaction code & is not specified for transaction type

Symptom

Upload of bank statement via App 'Manage Incoming Payment Files' returns to error: "External transaction code & is not specified for transaction type".

Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Enter App 'Manage Incoming Payment Files'.
  2. Upload of bank statement file fails. In this case example it is MT940 file.
  3. Log says: "Bank statement file was not uploaded". "External transaction code & is not specified for transaction type".

Cause

Missing customizing.

Resolution

Check the transaction type (MT940) assigned to the bank account in 'Manage Bank Accounts' App under Bank Relationship > Pmnt Tran Type Group. When the bank statement is imported, this transaction will be identified.

Check if external transaction code under transaction type MT940 is assigned to a posting rule in SSCUI 101024 / Activity 'Make global settings for electronic bank statements' (Assign External Transaction Type).

See Also

bank statement, external, transaction type, SSCUI 101045, FTE_FIEB012, Manage Incoming Payment Files, set up bank determination, Pmnt Tran Type Group, bank account, Manage Bank Accounts, F1680, F1 680

Keywords

KBA , FI-BL-PT-BA-2CL , bank statement (Public Cloud) , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud 2308