How To Fix 64216 - Posting exists in securities account &1, posting date &2, daybook no. &3

64216 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 64 - Treasury Management: Securities

• Message number: 216

• Message text: Posting exists in securities account &1, posting date &2, daybook no. &3

What causes this issue?

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

System Response

How to fix this error?

The subsequent posting has to be reversed before the current posting
can be posted/reversed.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

64216 - Details

• The SAP error message 64216 indicates that there is a posting in a securities account that is preventing a new posting or transaction from being processed. This error typically arises in the context of financial transactions involving securities, such as stock or bond transactions.
  
  Cause:
  The error message is triggered when:
  
  There is an existing posting in the specified securities account that conflicts with the new transaction you are trying to execute.
  The posting date and daybook number indicate that there is already a record for that specific date and account, which may be locked or not allowed to be modified.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Postings:
  
  Use transaction codes like FB03 (Display Document) or S_ALR_87012357 (Display Securities Transactions) to review the existing postings in the specified securities account.
  Verify the details of the existing posting, including the posting date and daybook number.
  
  
  
  Identify Conflicts:
  
  Determine if the existing posting is valid and