How To Fix AU211 - Payment pattern & must be a factor of the posting periods.

AU211 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AU - FI-AA utility program error messages

• Message number: 211

• Message text: Payment pattern & must be a factor of the posting periods.

What causes this issue?

The specified payment pattern (every &V1& periods) is not a
factor of the number of posting periods per year.

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?

As the payment pattern, specify a value by which the number of
posting periods can be divided.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

AU211 - Details

• The SAP error message AU211, which states "Payment pattern & must be a factor of the posting periods," typically occurs in the context of financial transactions, particularly when dealing with payment terms and schedules in accounts payable or receivable.
  
  Cause:
  This error arises when the payment pattern defined for a transaction does not align with the posting periods defined in the system. Specifically, the payment pattern must be a divisor of the total number of posting periods. For example, if you have a payment pattern that specifies payments every 3 months, but your posting periods are set up for 4 months, the system will throw this error because 3 is not a factor of 4.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Payment Pattern: Review the payment pattern defined for the transaction. Ensure that it is set up correctly and is intended for the frequency of payments you want to