How To Fix FAGL_LEDGER_CUST172 - Ledger &1 is assigned to multiple accounting principles

FAGL_LEDGER_CUST172 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FAGL_LEDGER_CUST - New General Ledger: Customizing

• Message number: 172

• Message text: Ledger &1 is assigned to multiple accounting principles

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FAGL_LEDGER_CUST172 - Ledger &1 is assigned to multiple accounting principles ?

  The SAP error message FAGL_LEDGER_CUST172 indicates that a specific ledger (denoted by &1) is assigned to multiple accounting principles, which is not allowed in the system. This typically occurs in the context of the New General Ledger (New GL) functionality in SAP, where each ledger can only be associated with one accounting principle.
  
  Cause:
  
  Multiple Assignments: The ledger has been assigned to more than one accounting principle in the configuration settings.
  Configuration Error: There may have been an error during the configuration of the ledgers and accounting principles in the system.
  Data Migration Issues: If data was migrated from an older version of SAP or from another system, it may have led to incorrect assignments.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to ensure that each ledger is assigned to only one accounting principle. Here are the steps to do this:
  
  
  Check Ledger Assignments:
  
  Go to the transaction code OB22 (or SPRO -> Financial Accounting -> General Ledger