How To Fix 1N020 - Payment item transferred to legacy system via balance carry forward

1N020 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 1N - BCA: Payment Item Dialog

• Message number: 020

• Message text: Payment item transferred to legacy system via balance carry forward

What causes this issue?

This item was transferred to BCA from a legacy system via Direct Input
as an account balance. Check if you really want to execute the action
for this item.

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.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 1N020 - Payment item transferred to legacy system via balance carry forward ?

  The SAP error message 1N020 indicates that a payment item has been transferred to a legacy system via balance carry forward. This typically occurs in the context of financial accounting and can be related to the year-end closing process or the transfer of data from SAP to a legacy system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Year-End Closing: The error often arises during the year-end closing process when financial data is being carried forward to the new fiscal year.
  Data Transfer Issues: It may indicate that there are issues with the data transfer process to the legacy system, such as missing or incorrect data.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the SAP system that are not aligned with the requirements for transferring payment items.
  Incomplete Transactions: The payment item may not have been fully processed or cleared before the carry forward process was initiated.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Payment Item Status: Verify the status of the payment item in question. Ensure that