How To Fix F5A222 - Field status of account &1 does not permit a profitability segment

F5A222 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: F5A - Document Editing

• Message number: 222

• Message text: Field status of account &1 does not permit a profitability segment

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message F5A222 - Field status of account &1 does not permit a profitability segment ?

  The SAP error message F5A222 indicates that the field status of the account specified does not allow for the entry of a profitability segment. This typically occurs in the context of financial postings where profitability analysis (CO-PA) is involved, and the account in question is not configured to accept profitability segment data.
  
  Cause:
  
  Field Status Group Configuration: The account in question is assigned a field status group that does not allow the profitability segment field to be filled. This can happen if the field status group is set to "Suppress" or "Display" for the profitability segment.
  Account Type: The account type (e.g., expense, revenue) may not be configured to require a profitability segment.
  Transaction Type: The transaction being executed may not be compatible with the profitability segment requirement for the specified account.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Field Status Group:
  
  Go to the transaction code OBC4 to check the field status groups assigned to the account.
  Identify the field status group