How To Fix F4066 - Specify different accounts

F4066 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: F4 - Line items/balances/configuration

• Message number: 066

• Message text: Specify different accounts

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message F4066 - Specify different accounts ?

  The SAP error message F4066 ("Specify different accounts") typically occurs in the context of financial transactions, particularly when dealing with account assignments in financial documents such as invoices, payments, or journal entries. This error indicates that the system has detected an inconsistency in the account assignments, which may be due to the following reasons:
  Causes:
  
  Account Assignment Issues: The accounts specified in the transaction may not be compatible with each other. For example, you might be trying to post to multiple accounts that are not allowed to be used together in a single transaction.
  Account Type Mismatch: The accounts being used may belong to different categories (e.g., one is a revenue account and the other is an expense account), which can lead to this error.
  Configuration Settings: There may be configuration settings in the SAP system that restrict the use of certain accounts together.
  Document Type Restrictions: Certain document types may have specific rules regarding