How To Fix 62845 - Offsetting entry expected in next line item for posting & & with amount &

62845 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 62 - Message Texts for Real Estate

• Message number: 845

• Message text: Offsetting entry expected in next line item for posting & & with amount &

What causes this issue?

Posting document &V1&, posting item &V2& above the amount in &V3&
expects an offsetting entry of the same amount in the next item line
for posting. However, the posting amount is &V4&. Therefore the posting
cannot be made.

System Response

To avoid inconsistency, the postings are terminated.

How to fix this error?

It is a prerequisite that the postings belonging to the debit position
occur in consecutive posting lines, first the debit posting and then
the credit posting. This rule seems to have been broken. The pair of
posting line items cannot be found.
Inform your system administrator. There is either a programming error
or a posting was made manually and the rule was followed.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 62845 - Offsetting entry expected in next line item for posting & & with amount & ?

  The SAP error message "62845 Offsetting entry expected in next line item for posting & & with amount &" typically occurs during the posting of financial documents in SAP, particularly in the context of General Ledger (G/L) accounting. This error indicates that the system expects an offsetting entry for a particular line item, but it is not found in the subsequent line items of the document.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Offset Entry: The most common cause of this error is that the total debits do not equal the total credits in the document. Each financial transaction must be balanced, meaning that for every debit entry, there should be a corresponding credit entry.
  Incorrect Document Structure: The document may not be structured correctly, leading to an imbalance in the accounting entries.
  Posting Period Issues: If the posting period is closed or not open for the transaction date, it may lead to issues in posting.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may