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G/L account does not exist in chart of accounts

Financial posting fails because the entered or derived G/L account is not defined in the chart of accounts.

Likely root causes

  1. The wrong G/L account number was entered or mapped.
  2. The account exists in another chart of accounts but not the one assigned to this company code.
  3. Configuration references an account that was never transported/created.

What to inspect

  1. Company code and assigned chart of accounts.
  2. FS00 — verify the account at chart-of-accounts level.
  3. Account-determination or interface mapping that supplied the number.

Resolution path

  1. Confirm the intended G/L account with Finance.
  2. Correct the mapping/configuration if the account number is wrong.
  3. Create the missing account only through the approved chart-of-accounts governance process.
  4. Retest the posting in the affected company code.

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