3748501 - Error "special g/l indicator not defined or incorrect" (F5 838) when posting goods receipt — s/4hana cloud public edition

• An error occurs when posting a goods receipt for a purchase order.
• Error message: "Special G/L indicator not defined or incorrect" (Message no. F5838).

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition 

1. Create a purchase order.
2. Post a goods receipt entry using app 'Post Goods Movement' (MIGO).
3. Error encountered while posting  "Special G/L indicator not defined or incorrect" (Message no. F5838). Posting key "39" (account type "K") has been programmed for special G/L transactions.

Posting key "29/39" are used for primarily for special G/L transactions (eg. downpayments) and require the addition of a Special G/L indicator to be included. For Goods Issue/Goods Receipt it is not typical to post on the FI side through the accounting interface to this posting key 29/39. To check the reason why the posting key is picked, please review the app 'automatic account determination' checking the transaction key for all involved postings from the GR. You can check involved transaction keys from the conditions in the PO. 

When checking through the transaction keys for the postings in the app , use the following path: 

> Sourcing and procurement

>> Transaction Group = RMK

>>> Transaction key = ***

>>>> YCOA

Check through all the different transaction keys involved (*** above). If you find any transaction key that through determination, uses the posting key 29/39,  then this is likely the cause of the error. 

1. Locate the transaction key is found which has posting key 29/39 included in the app 'Automatic account determination'. 
2. Review the posting key logic to decide if appropriate for the GRN posting activity
3. Amend posting key f appropriate and confirmed by your consulting team without impacting existing/previous postings. 

• Error "Special G/L Indicator Not Defined or Incorrect" during TBB1 posting - S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

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