How To Fix /EACC/TFA012 - Component &1 is not a journal (it is of component type &2)

/EACC/TFA012 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /EACC/TFA -

• Message number: 012

• Message text: Component &1 is not a journal (it is of component type &2)

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/EACC/TFA012 - Details

• The SAP error message /EACC/TFA012 Component &1 is not a journal (it is of component type &2) typically occurs in the context of the SAP Financial Accounting (FI) or Controlling (CO) modules, particularly when dealing with the SAP Application Interface Framework (AIF) or the SAP Financial Accounting and Controlling (FI/CO) integration.
  
  Cause:
  This error indicates that the system is expecting a component of type "journal" but has received a component of a different type. The error message provides two placeholders:
  
  &1: This represents the name of the component that was provided.
  &2: This represents the actual type of the component that was received.
  
  The mismatch between the expected type (journal) and the actual type (e.g., master data, configuration, etc.) is the root cause of this error.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Verify Component Type: Check the component you are trying to process. Ensure that it is indeed a journal and not another