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3590996 - Error "Please enter a value for field G/L Account for account ." in Post Outgoing/Incoming Payments

Symptom

  • Error "Please enter a value for field G/L Account for account ." is raised when trying to post a payment in the App Post Outgoing/Incoming Payments.
  • When using the App Post Outgoing/Incoming Payments with a payment difference reason code, the G/L account should be picked up as per the configuration maintained in the SSCUI Automatic Account Determination.

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Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Access the App Post Outgoing/Incoming Payments.
  2. Clear an invoice with payment difference reason code.
  3. The system should pick up the G/L account as per the configuration maintained in the SSCUI Automatic Account Determination.

Cause

The G/L account in the Bank Data is a mandatory field. This G/L account signifies the bank sub account that the payment is debited or credited to. When simulating the posting, the payment difference will be posted to the G/L account based on the configuration maintained in the SSCUI Automatic Account Determination against the transaction key ZDI (Payment differences by reason). 

Resolution

1. The G/L account in the Bank Data is a mandatory field.
2. A value must be entered in this field to simulate the posting.
3. This G/L account represents the bank sub account for which the payment is debited/credited.
4. When the posting is simulated, the payment difference will be posted to the G/L account.
5. This is as per the configuration maintained in the SSCUI Automatic Account Determination against the transaction key ZDI.

See Also

Keywords

App Post Incoming Payment, G/L Account, payment difference reason code, error, Post Outgoing Payments, Bank Data, House Bank, House Bank Account, 100297  , KBA , FI-FIO-AP-2CL , Fiori UI for Accounts Payable (Public Cloud) , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions