Symptom
- The system does not allow the selection of new accounting principles.
- Only Local accounting principle appears as an option in configuration "Assign Accounting Principles to Ledgers and Company Codes" - SSCUI 103556.
Environment
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition
Reproducing the Issue
Cause
The available accounting principles are determined by the countries/regions activated in the Central Business Configuration (CBC) project and the finance localization scope.
Resolution
- Do not attempt to create new accounting principles; only SAP-delivered principles are available based on country/region scope.
- In Central Business Configuration, review the scoped countries/regions for Finance.
- Add and activate the required countries/regions during initial scoping to import their local accounting principles.
- Ensure the chosen parallel accounting scenario supports any required global principles (for example, IFRS or US-GAAP), if applicable.
- Before changing scope, confirm no postings exist; if postings are present, reset transaction data using the “Reset Transaction Data” job according to standard procedures.
See Also
- Refer to: In-Depth with SAP S/4HANA – Ledger Scoping (Q&A)
- Help portal: Accounting Principles | SAP Help Portal
- SAP Note: 3530183 - Assigning Accounting Principles to Ledgers and Company Codes in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition: Details on Configuration in General Ledger Accounting and Asset Accounting - SAP for Me
Keywords
accounting principles, cannot select accounting principle, add accounting principle, limited options, cbc scope, country activation, finance localization, parallel accounting, gaap, ifrs, local gaap, 0l, central business configuration, sap-delivered content, reset transaction data, local accounting, global accounting, AP , KBA , FI-GL-GL-2CL , Basic Functions (Public Cloud) , Problem
Product
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions
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