How To Fix FAA_POST074 - Complete retirement not possible: Down payments on & & not cleared

FAA_POST074 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FAA_POST - FIAA Posting Messages (Object-Oriented Kernel)

• Message number: 074

• Message text: Complete retirement not possible: Down payments on & & not cleared

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FAA_POST074 - Complete retirement not possible: Down payments on & & not cleared ?

  The SAP error message FAA_POST074 indicates that a complete retirement of an asset cannot be processed because there are down payments associated with that asset that have not been cleared. This typically occurs in the context of asset accounting when trying to retire an asset that has pending financial transactions.
  
  Cause:
  
  Outstanding Down Payments: The primary cause of this error is that there are down payments related to the asset that have not been cleared. This means that the financial transactions associated with the asset are not fully settled.
  Incomplete Asset Transactions: There may be other incomplete transactions related to the asset that prevent its retirement.
  
  Configuration Issues: Sometimes, configuration settings in the asset accounting module may lead to this error if they do not align with the business processes.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the FAA_POST074 error, follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Down Payments:
  
  Use transaction code FBL1N (Vendor Line Item Display) or FBL3N (G/L Account Line Item Display) to