SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public

3559628 - Error "Specify correct account number or document number/reference number" in app Process Free Form Payments

Symptom

The error "Specify correct account number or document number/reference number" (Error Message ID F5 179) occurs in the app Process Free Form Payments.

"Image/data in this KBA is from SAP internal systems, sample data, or demo systems. Any resemblance to real data is purely coincidental."

Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Cause

There is a special requirement in Finland that checks whether the payment reference is purely numeric. The mentioned error message will pop up if it is not.

Resolution

Use a numeric payment reference when making the free form payment. For more details regarding the specification of the payment reference in Finland, see Forming a finnish reference number.

Keywords

Process Free Form Payments, F5 179, Finland, payment reference, numeric , KBA , FI-AP-AP-N-2CL , Master Data (Public Cloud) , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions