How To Fix F0218 - No entry for table T042K: & & & &

F0218 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: F0 - FI batch program messages

• Message number: 218

• Message text: No entry for table T042K: & & & &

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F0218 - Details

• The SAP error message F0218 "No entry for table T042K: & & & &" typically indicates that there is a missing entry in the T042K table, which is related to the configuration of the financial accounting (FI) module, specifically concerning the settings for the document types and their associated posting keys.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Configuration: The most common cause of this error is that the necessary configuration for the document type or posting key is not set up in the T042K table. This table contains the mapping of document types to the corresponding posting keys.
  Incorrect Document Type: The document type being used in the transaction may not be correctly defined or may not have the necessary entries in the T042K table.
  Transport Issues: If the configuration was recently transported from another system, it may not have been transported correctly, leading to missing entries.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Go to the transaction code OBY6 (or SPRO -> Financial Accounting