Not possible to post down payment clearing. There are no down payments.

[former_member195427]

Hi Experts,

I was trying to clear a negative down payment on AuC and I encountered this error "not possible to post.... no down payments" . I searched SCN and found that there is a SAP note 860038 which says about converting error message to warning. OK. Then, I tried to do the same as this note says and I found the entry is already there with error message to 'switched off' indicator.

Can you please guide me why I am still getting this error.

BR

Saurabh

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Saurab,

What you are trying to do, will create inconsistency in FI_AA, if you are able to do it by eliminating this error message.

As far as i know, DP Clearing is auto posting Transaction type(180), hence you cannot use it in manual transactions.

So best possible bet is to clear the original entry that posted to AA, from FI / MM, Pseudo clearing posting in AA will automatically be posted.

Hope it was helpful.

BR

Pankaj Bansal

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Saurabh

If you are trying to reverse the entry, use FB08 or AB08,

If clearing issue arises, use FBRA to reset the clearing, and than use above transaction to reverse.

BR

Pankaj Bansal

[former_member195427 · Accepted solution]

Thanks Pankaj,

So best possible bet is to clear the original entry that posted to AA, from FI / MM, Pseudo clearing posting in AA will automatically be posted.

Can you please tell me the transaction/set of transactions and their sequence that I need to post here.

BR

Saurabh

[former_member195427 · Accepted solution]

Hi Pankaj,

I am getting following messages when I tried t-codes given by you:

What can be wrong in that?

Thanks.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Saurabh,

Lets take an example here, based on what it looks like had happened already:

Ideal World scenario.

1. Down payment to vendor, but not posted to this asset:

a Vendor A/c Dr

b Some Account Cr ( Here it should have posted to Asset Account Dr ) / Missing entry in asset

2. Gr Posting

a Asset Account dr

b GR/IR cr

3 IR posting

a Vendor Cr

b. GR/ IR dr

In ideal scenario, Entry 1b should have offset 2a, but we are missing 1b.

Now you need to check, where 1b got posted to, lets say it posted to asset C.

Now Asset c has dr of xxxxx amount, which should not be the case.

So fix this issue, one of options is will be.

Using Tcode FB01:

1. 

a. Asset C.  Cr

b. some dummy account Dr.

2.

a. our asset Ac Dr

b. some dummy account Cr.

BR

Pankaj Bansal

[former_member195427 · Accepted solution]

Hello Pankaj,

I tried the way you suggested and countered the following error:

And, I feel that this document should have been posted now but it did not.

Now, I think that if it is stopping me why it did not stopped the user in Production client.

Kindly suggest your viewpoint in it.

Thanks

Saurabh

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

What transaction type are you using, on Asset Line?

Pankaj Bansal

[former_member195427 · Accepted solution]

I used 180 TType in asset line.

Thanks

Saurabh

[former_member195427 · Accepted solution]

Also, there is one more thing that I want to highlight here is recently we made a system refresh and we are now on EhP9 from EhP 4.

Thanks.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Saurabh,

I think in your case AA571 message is not justified, Go to OBMSG and reset the message from E (Error) to W (Warning) and then try to post the journal again, it should work.

Do not focus on Switch off setting, just change the message type and post.

Good Luck

Pankaj Bansal

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Correction, switch message control will be done in OBA5.

[former_member195427 · Accepted solution]

Hello Pankaj,

I tried with changing the error message as you suggested but still the same error:

Also, meanwhile I have raised an OSS to SAP.

Anything else which we can check in that, please let me know.

BR

Saurabh

[former_member195427 · Accepted solution]

In OBA5, I see following:

It looks like that this error message has been set up as 'W' for a few users.

Is that the case?

Thanks.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Saurabh,

1.  I would try with specifying username in message control.

2.  Logout from system and log back in and try.

BR

Pankaj Bansal

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

correction, 1. I would try without Specifying username in message control.

[former_member195427 · Accepted solution]

Hello Pankaj,

I really thank you a lot for help but unfortunately, still the error is there even after re-login.

BR
Saurabh

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Saurabh,

Share the solution, community appreciates completion of questions.

Pankaj Bansal

[former_member195427 · Accepted solution]

Hi Pankaj,

SAP has not responded yet on my OSS. Once they do I will post it here.

Thanks.