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3786044 - Error RW618 in Journal Entry Post API SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Symptom

In SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition, when using Journal Entry Post API, encounter error message RW 618 "For tax code &1, use G/L account &2".

Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Send a Journal Entry post request via the SOAP API (JournalEntryBulkCreate) to post an accounting document.
  2. Observe that the response contains log items with 618(RW), and no accounting document is created.
  3. The invoice interface run fails due to these errors.

Cause

The payload is incorrect and contains G/L account and tax code that doesn't match.

Resolution

Refer to the detail of the error message to determine the incorrect parameters, then correct the G/L account / tax code pair parameter, and then try the API posting again.

Keywords

journal entry api, journalentrybulkcreateconfirmation, rw618, rw609, tax code, g/l account determination, accounting interface, invoice interface error, soap api, posting error, tax configuration, s/4hana cloud, journalentrycreaterequest, accounting document not created , KBA , AC-INT-2CL , Accounting Interface (Public Cloud) , FI-GL-GL-F-2CL , Value Added Tax (VAT) (Public Cloud) , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions