3572954 - Manual Posting to GL Account XYZ Not Possible - "XYZ is not a valid value for this field. Enter a valid value."

• Inability to create a Manual Journal Entry Voucher for GL Account XYZ (XYZ represents the GL Account code)
• Error message: "XYZ is not a valid value for this field. Enter a valid value."

SAP Business ByDesign

1. Go to General Ledger work center
2. Under Common Tasks - select New Journal Entry Voucher
3. Enter the following:
   1. Company ID
   2. Set of Books
   3. Journal Entry Type: 00047 - Manual Posting - Journal Entry Voucher
   4. Screen Variant: 601 - Journal Entry Voucher
4. In the Line items enter: G/L Account: XYZ
5. The error message appears: XYZ is not a valid value for this field. Enter a valid value.

The issue is due to the expected system behaviour where manual postings cannot be made to G/L accounts of certain account types such as Profit Center or Segment Clearing.

It is important to note that manual postings cannot be made to G/L accounts of the following account types:

1. OCLSPL - Opening or Closing Income Statement
2. OCLSBS - Opening or Closing Balance Sheet
3. PCCLEA- Profit Center or Segment Clearing

These accounts are only used in the balance carry forward run for balance carry forward postings only.

For reference, please refer to the following link: https://help.sap.com/viewer/0635ec3491974ad988be05d6b1dcf734/2105/en-US/2d12f861722d10149fcddea7ab78eae4.html

GL Account, Manual Posting, Journal Entry Voucher, General Ledger, Error, Invalid Value, Profit Center or Segment Clearing. , KBA , SRD-FIN-GL , General Ledger , Problem