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3528671 - Error KI217 "Cost element XXXXXXX in CO area A000 does not exist for DD/MM/YYYY" in Manage Default Account Assignments

Symptom

When adding a G/L Account in configuration "Manage Default Account Assignment", the error KI217 "Cost element XXXXXXX in CO area A000 does not exist for DD/MM/YYYY" is raised.

Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Cause

The G/L Account is not a Primary Costs and Revenue accounts type. The configuration is to define automatic additional account assignments for postings to primary cost elements. 

Resolution

Only accounts that can be considered as primary cost elements should be used in default account assignment.

See Also

G/L Account Master Data

Keywords

OKB9, GL account, primary costs, nonoperating expense, KI217, KI218, account assignment. , KBA , CO-OM-CCA-2CL , Cost Center Accounting (Public Cloud) , CO-OM-CCA , Cost Center Accounting , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions