How To Fix BP062 - Sender and receiver must have the same currency

BP062 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BP - Budgeting and planning

• Message number: 062

• Message text: Sender and receiver must have the same currency

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BP062 - Details

• The SAP error message BP062 ("Sender and receiver must have the same currency") typically occurs in scenarios involving financial transactions, such as when processing invoices, payments, or other financial documents. This error indicates that the currency used in the sender's account does not match the currency used in the receiver's account, which is a requirement for certain transactions in SAP.
  
  Cause:
  
  Currency Mismatch: The most common cause of this error is that the sender and receiver accounts are set up with different currencies. For example, if the sender's account is in USD and the receiver's account is in EUR, the system will trigger this error.
  Master Data Configuration: The master data for either the sender or receiver (such as vendor or customer master records) may have been configured with different currencies.
  Transaction Currency: The currency specified in the transaction document may not match the currencies of the involved accounts.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Account Currencies:
  
  Verify the currency settings