How To Fix 1J004 - Acct. no. of ordering party and payee are identical

1J004 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 1J - BCA: Payment Order Dialog

• Message number: 004

• Message text: Acct. no. of ordering party and payee are identical

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 1J004 - Acct. no. of ordering party and payee are identical ?

  The SAP error message 1J004 indicates that there is an issue with the account numbers of the ordering party and the payee being identical in a transaction. This error typically arises in the context of financial transactions, such as invoice processing or payment processing, where the system expects the ordering party (the entity that is placing the order) and the payee (the entity that is receiving the payment) to be different.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that the system has detected that the account number for the ordering party and the payee is the same. This situation is generally not allowed because it can lead to confusion in financial reporting and processing. It may occur due to:
  
  Data Entry Error: The user may have mistakenly entered the same account number for both the ordering party and the payee.
  Configuration Issue: There may be a configuration in the system that is causing