How To Fix 5D421 - No investment institution was entered

5D421 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5D - Error Messages for German Infotype Module Pools

• Message number: 421

• Message text: No investment institution was entered

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5D421 - No investment institution was entered ?

  The SAP error message 5D421: No investment institution was entered typically occurs in the context of financial transactions, particularly when dealing with investment management or asset accounting. This error indicates that the system requires an investment institution to be specified, but it has not been provided in the relevant transaction or configuration.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Investment Institution: The most common cause is that the investment institution field is left blank in the transaction or configuration settings.
  
  Configuration Issues: The investment institution may not be properly configured in the system, or the relevant settings may not be activated.
  Data Entry Error: There may be a data entry error where the investment institution was supposed to be entered but was overlooked.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Enter Investment Institution: 
  
  Go to the transaction where the error occurred and ensure that the investment institution field is filled in correctly. This could be in transaction codes like FTR_CREATE (for financial transactions) or similar.
  
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
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