How To Fix FAGL_COFI020 - Follow-up document to CO document &1 / &2 already exists in FI

FAGL_COFI020 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FAGL_COFI - Messages for Real-Time Integration CO->FI

• Message number: 020

• Message text: Follow-up document to CO document &1 / &2 already exists in FI

What causes this issue?

The worklist for the subsequent transfer of CO documents into Financial
Accounting contains the CO document with CO document number &V2& in
controlling area &V1&, even though follow-up documents for this CO
document already exist in Financial Accounting.

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?

Delete the CO document from the worklist manually.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FAGL_COFI020 - Details

• The SAP error message FAGL_COFI020 indicates that there is an attempt to create a follow-up document in Financial Accounting (FI) for a Controlling (CO) document, but a follow-up document for that specific CO document already exists. This typically occurs during the process of transferring data between CO and FI, particularly when dealing with internal orders, cost centers, or other CO-related transactions.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Follow-Up Document: The primary cause of this error is that a follow-up document has already been created for the specified CO document. This can happen if the same transaction is processed multiple times or if there is a system error that causes the same document to be attempted to be posted again.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be configuration issues in the integration between CO and FI that lead to unexpected behavior.
  Data Consistency Issues: There might be inconsistencies in the data that prevent the creation of a new follow-up document.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Existing