How To Fix F5A081 - Control area must be unique for payment by bill of exchange

F5A081 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: F5A - Document Editing

• Message number: 081

• Message text: Control area must be unique for payment by bill of exchange

What causes this issue?

You entered credit control area &V1& for a bill of exchange payment but
tried to clear at least one item from credit control area &V2&.

System Response

The transaction cannot be processed.

How to fix this error?

For a bill of exchange payment, only select the items from <ZH>one</>
credit control area.
If you want to clear items from a credit control area that is not
defined in the company code, you can enter this credit control area on
the <LS>Additional data</> detail screen when you are entering the bill
of exchange item.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message F5A081 - Control area must be unique for payment by bill of exchange ?

  The SAP error message F5A081, which states "Control area must be unique for payment by bill of exchange," typically occurs in the context of financial transactions involving bills of exchange. This error indicates that there is a conflict with the control area settings in the system when processing a payment.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Control Areas: The error usually arises when there are multiple entries with the same control area for the payment method being used. In SAP, a control area is a unit that allows for the management of financial accounting and controlling data.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be incorrect or incomplete configuration settings in the payment method or in the related financial documents.
  Master Data Issues: The vendor or customer master data may have inconsistencies or duplicates that lead to this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Control Area Settings:
  
  Navigate to the configuration settings for the payment method used for the bill of exchange.
  Ensure that the control area is