How To Fix F4873 - Maintain rules first

F4873 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 873

• Message text: Maintain rules first

What causes this issue?

The chart of accounts-specific rules for account determination have not
been maintained yet. These are required for account assignment.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Maintain the rules first and carry out the account assignment
afterwards.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

F4873 - Details

• The SAP error message F4873 ("Maintain rules first") typically occurs in the context of financial accounting, particularly when dealing with payment processing or automatic payment program (APP) configurations. This error indicates that the system requires certain rules or configurations to be set up before proceeding with the operation you are attempting.
  
  Cause:
  The error usually arises due to one of the following reasons:
  
  Missing Payment Rules: The payment program requires specific payment rules to be defined in the system, and these rules have not been maintained.
  
  Configuration Issues: The configuration settings for the payment program or related financial processes are incomplete or incorrect.
  Transaction Type Not Defined: The transaction type you are trying to use may not have corresponding rules defined in the system.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the F4873 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Maintain Payment Rules:
  
  Go to the transaction code OBVCU (or navigate through the menu: Financial Accounting > Accounts Receivable > Business Transactions > Incoming