How To Fix FARR_CONTRACT_MAIN832 - The liability account &1 of contract &2 won't be changed.

FARR_CONTRACT_MAIN832 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FARR_CONTRACT_MAIN - Revenue Accounting: Contract Management

• Message number: 832

• Message text: The liability account &1 of contract &2 won't be changed.

What causes this issue?

The liability account &v1& of contract &v2& cannot be changed because
contract &v2& has been posted into FI/CO-PA.
The change request may come from the following scenarios:
You change the contract &v2&.
You change the account determination rules.
You reprocess the contract &v2&.

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

System Response

The system keeps the liability account unchanged.

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FARR_CONTRACT_MAIN832 - The liability account &1 of contract &2 won't be changed. ?

  The SAP error message FARR_CONTRACT_MAIN832 indicates that there is an issue with changing the liability account associated with a contract in the Asset Accounting (FI-AA) module. This error typically arises when there are restrictions or conditions that prevent the modification of the liability account for a specific contract.
  
  Cause:
  
  Contract Status: The contract may be in a status that does not allow changes. For example, if the contract is already settled or has been fully processed, changes to the liability account may be restricted.
  Configuration Settings: The system configuration may prevent changes to certain fields in contracts once they have been created or processed.
  Dependencies: There may be dependencies on other accounting entries or transactions that are linked to the contract, which could prevent changes to the liability account.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to make changes to the contract.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Contract Status: Review the status of the contract to ensure