How To Fix /EACC/MSG_ABSTR_JRNL048 - Characeristic &1 for the line item in journal &2 is in the doc. header

/EACC/MSG_ABSTR_JRNL048 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /EACC/MSG_ABSTR_JRNL -

• Message number: 048

• Message text: Characeristic &1 for the line item in journal &2 is in the doc. header

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /EACC/MSG_ABSTR_JRNL048 - Characeristic &1 for the line item in journal &2 is in the doc. header ?

  The SAP error message /EACC/MSG_ABSTR_JRNL048 typically indicates an issue related to the characteristics of a line item in a journal entry. Specifically, it suggests that a characteristic (denoted as &1) for a line item in a journal (&2) is defined in the document header instead of the line item.
  
  Cause:
  This error usually occurs due to the following reasons:
  
  Configuration Issue: The characteristic in question is expected to be defined at the line item level, but it is incorrectly set at the document header level.
  Data Entry Error: During the journal entry creation, the characteristic may have been assigned to the header instead of the individual line items.
  Inconsistent Master Data: The master data configuration for the journal or the characteristics may not align with the expected structure.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Go to the configuration settings for the journal entry in the SAP system.
  Verify that the characteristics are correctly