ERROR Field Cost Ctr is a required field for G/L account TN 401130

[Former Member]

I get this error when I try to bill a sales document, where do I maintain this setting. I assigned the Account Assigment Group to GL account via transaction VKOA. The AAG si then assigned to the masterial in the sales views. I still get the error of the cost centee field being missing. the setting is not in OKB9, I checked. Check error message from SAP below when I try to release document to Accounting.

Field Cost Ctr is a required field for G/L account TN 401130

Message no. F5808

Diagnosis

The value for field "Cost Ctr" in the interface to Financial Accounting is an initial value but you are required to make an entry in the field selection for G/L account "401130" in company code "TN" linked to the field selection for posting key "50".

Procedure

It might be an error in the configuration of the G/L account field selection. The initial application, used to call up the interface must otherwise define a value for field "Cost Ctr". If this is the case, contact the consultant responsible for the application used to call up the interface or get in contact with SAP directly.

[sarthak_mohantysd]

Hello,

In order to resolve this issue, perform the following step:

1. Open the GL master data in the t-code "FS00" and then check the field status gorup assigned under "create/bank/interest tab "

2. Double click and you can see the attributes.

3. Check under addition account assignment, the cost center field should be "MANDATORY" depending upon the business.

Regards,

Sarthak

[alex_zheng]

Hi,

As for your problem about error message F5 808 when you tried to

release billing to accounting,please take a look at the following part

of note 548735:

[4] Question: Which settings are required to derive the profit center

from the cost center? What is to be checked if the system issues error

F5 808 "Field & is a required field for G/L account & &"?

Response: The result of the field status check is that the profit center

is not derived from the cost center anymore, if it has been hidden on

the general ledger account. If the profit center has been set as a

required entry field, the system issues error F5808 "Field & is a

required field for G/L account & &". Change the cost center to

'Optional' in the field status. If the account is not created as cost

element make sure it is not entered for the CO object (in our example

the cost center). The display via the field status is then only used to

correctly derivation the profit center. You have to stick to the

following sequence, when creating asset line items:

1. Evaluate the field status (hidden objects are deleted from the asset

line items).

2. Evaluate and check the CO Customizing

3. Derivate the profit center

Please also see the note:

184987 dflt acct assgnmt prof sgmt does not work w/ rqrd e

I hope this helps!

Regards,

Alex

[Former Member]

Hello,

This is because in the FIELD STATUS of the GL account , the cost centre would have marked as REQUIRED entry.

Goto the Transaction code FS00 and in the Create bank/Interest Tab select the Field status group and double click on it and it

will lead you to the Feidl status variant configuration where you can find the ADDITIONAL ACCOUNT ASSIGNMENT group,

Double click on it and it will lead to the selection where you can set the COST CENTRE as Optional entry.

This configuration directly you can do in OBC4 transaction code

Path: IMG->FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING->PREPARATIONS OF CONSOLIDATIONS->FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING->MAINTAIN FIELD STATUS GROUP FOR YOUR GL ACCOUNTS.

Hope it is clear,

santosh