How To Fix ACC_AA209 - New General Ledger Accounting is not active; see long text

ACC_AA209 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ACC_AA - Message Class for Function Group ACC_AA

• Message number: 209

• Message text: New General Ledger Accounting is not active; see long text

What causes this issue?

<LS>New General Ledger Accounting (FI-GL)</> is <ZH>not</> active.
However, to be able to use new Asset Accounting, you need to have
activated new General Ledger Accounting.

System Response

The migration of Asset Accounting is <ZH>not</> possible.

How to fix this error?

Follow the correct sequence if you are migrating to the new Financials
solution. You have to migrate first to new General Ledger Accounting and
then migrate to new Asset Accounting.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message ACC_AA209 - New General Ledger Accounting is not active; see long text ?

  The SAP error message ACC_AA209 indicates that the New General Ledger Accounting (New G/L) is not active in your SAP system. This can occur when you attempt to perform activities related to Asset Accounting (AA) that require the New G/L functionality, but the system is still using the classic General Ledger.
  
  Cause:
  
  New G/L Not Activated: The primary cause of this error is that the New General Ledger Accounting has not been activated in the system.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings that have not been properly set up to enable New G/L.
  System Version: The version of SAP you are using may not support New G/L, or it may not have been properly upgraded.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to activate the New General Ledger Accounting in your SAP system. Here are the steps to do so:
  
  
  Check Current Configuration:
  
  Go to transaction code OBY6 to check if the New G/L is activated.
  If it