SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public

3638945 - G/L Account Error when Posting Supplier Down Payment

Symptom

When posting supplier down payment in the "Post Outgoing Payments" app, the following error occurs: "G/L account & is not defined in chart of accounts &".

Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Open the "Post Outgoing Payments" app.
  2. Enter the required header fields.
  3. Attempt to clear a supplier down payment requests in 'Open AP/AR Items'.
  4. Observe the error message.

Cause

Resolution

Check the G/L account maintained in the following path of configuration "Automatic Account Determination" (ID: 100297).

  • Financial Accounting -> Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable -> Define Accounts for Tax Clearing -> ANZ (Down payments) -> VVA (Input tax clearing on down payments).
  • Or Financial Accounting -> Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable -> Define Alternative Reconciliation Accounts for Special G/L Transactions -> Chart of Accounts -> K (Vendor) -> Special G/L.

Keywords

Supplier Down Payment, Post Outgoing Payments, G/L Account, Special G/L Transactions, Automatic Account Determination, Input Tax Clearing, Error Message F5507, 100297 , KBA , FI-FIO-AP-TRA-2CL , Transaction Apps: Public Cloud , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions