How To Fix 1E458 - Ref. account for interest compensation hierarchy sub-accts not possible

1E458 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 1E - BCA: Account

• Message number: 458

• Message text: Ref. account for interest compensation hierarchy sub-accts not possible

What causes this issue?

Since interest compensation represents a special form of balancing, the
balancing may not be posted to a reference account.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

1E458 - Details

• The SAP error message 1E458 indicates that there is an issue with the reference account for interest compensation hierarchy sub-accounts. This error typically arises in the context of financial accounting, particularly when dealing with interest compensation and sub-accounts in the SAP system.
  
  Cause:
  The error can occur due to several reasons, including:
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: The reference account for the interest compensation hierarchy may not be properly configured in the system. This could involve missing or incorrect settings in the financial accounting configuration.
  
  
  Account Assignment: The account assignment for the interest compensation may not be valid or may not correspond to the expected hierarchy of accounts.
  
  
  Sub-account Settings: The sub-accounts may not be set up correctly, or there may be inconsistencies in how they are linked to the reference account.
  
  
  Master Data Issues: There may be issues with the master data of the accounts involved, such as missing or incorrect account types or settings.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error,