How To Fix AQQV401 - Fields containing currencies or amounts cannot have masks

AQQV401 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AQQV - SAP Query & QuickViewer

• Message number: 401

• Message text: Fields containing currencies or amounts cannot have masks

What causes this issue?

The selected field is a currency or unit field and can be output with a
currency or unit. This field therefore cannot be assigned a template.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

AQQV401 - Details

• The SAP error message AQQV401 indicates that there is an issue with the formatting of fields that contain currency or amount values. Specifically, it suggests that these fields cannot have a mask applied to them. This error typically arises in the context of data entry or configuration in SAP, particularly when dealing with financial data.
  
  Cause:
  
  Field Masking: The error occurs when a field that is supposed to hold currency or amount values is incorrectly configured to use a mask. Masks are often used for formatting purposes, but they are not applicable to currency or amount fields in SAP.
  Data Entry Issues: If a user is trying to enter data into a currency or amount field and has inadvertently applied a mask (for example, using a specific format for input), this can trigger the error.
  Configuration Errors: In some cases, the error may arise from incorrect configuration settings in the SAP system, where a