How To Fix >5147 - Direct G/L transfer is not activated for document origin &1.

>5147 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: >5 -

• Message number: 147

• Message text: Direct G/L transfer is not activated for document origin &1.

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>5147 - Details

• The SAP error message 5147 ("Direct G/L transfer is not activated for document origin &1") typically occurs when you are trying to perform a direct General Ledger (G/L) transfer for a document origin that has not been configured to allow this type of transaction. This can happen in various scenarios, such as during the posting of financial documents or when executing certain financial transactions.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that the document origin (identified by &1 in the error message) is not set up to support direct G/L transfers. Document origins are used in SAP to categorize different types of financial documents, and each origin can have specific settings that determine how transactions are processed.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to activate the direct G/L transfer for the specific document origin. Here are the steps to do this:
  
  
  Access the Configuration Settings:
  
  Go to the SAP Easy Access screen.
  Navigate to the