Symptom
Error F5808: "Field XXXXXXXX is a required field for G/L account XXXXXXXX" occurs during documents posting or processing.
Environment
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition.
Cause
Certain fields have been set as mandatory(required entry) in the financial interface for the G/L account field status group, when posting to the same if no values are passed then the error is triggered.
Resolution
- In app Manage G/L Account Master Data, field out field status group used for accounts.
- In SSCUI 102393 - Define Field Status Variants, check if the entry is marked as "required", change the same to "Opt. Entry".
- Or if the field status group should not be changed, enter a value for relevant field and process again.
Keywords
error f5808, field required for g/l account, field status variant, field status group, mandatory, required entry. , KBA , FI-GL-GL-A-2CL , Posting/Clearing (Public Cloud) , Problem
Product
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions
SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public