How To Fix F6189 - Item category 1 and 5 need a cash holdings item

F6189 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: F6 - Funds Management Master Data Maintenance

• Message number: 189

• Message text: Item category 1 and 5 need a cash holdings item

What causes this issue?

You can only define the <DS:GLOS.3526C811AFAB52B9E10000009B38F974> item
category</> 1 (cash balance) or 5 (clarification worklist) with a cash
holdings item with <DS:GLOS.3526C80FAFAB52B9E10000009B38F974> financial
transaction</> 90.

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?

Enter a different financial transaction or item category.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

F6189 - Details

• The SAP error message F6189 indicates that there is a requirement for cash holdings items when processing certain item categories in financial transactions. Specifically, this error typically arises in the context of cash management or treasury operations within SAP.
  
  Cause:
  The error message F6189 occurs when you are trying to process a transaction that involves item categories 1 (Cash) and 5 (Cash Transfer) without having the necessary cash holdings item defined in the system. This can happen in scenarios such as:
  
  Attempting to post a cash transaction without having a corresponding cash account or cash holding defined.
  Missing configuration for cash management that links the item categories to the appropriate cash holdings.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the F6189 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Cash Holdings Configuration:
  
  Ensure that cash holdings items are properly configured in your SAP system. This includes defining cash accounts and ensuring they are linked to the relevant item categories.
  
  
  
  Define Cash Holdings Items:
  
  Go