How To Fix FCO_SFIN031 - &1 documents in table BSEG with duplicate AWKEY/POSNR combination

FCO_SFIN031 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FCO_SFIN - FI-CO Simplified Financials

• Message number: 031

• Message text: &1 documents in table BSEG with duplicate AWKEY/POSNR combination

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FCO_SFIN031 - Details

• The SAP error message FCO_SFIN031 indicates that there are duplicate entries in the BSEG table for a specific combination of AWKEY (Accounting Document Number) and POSNR (Item Number). This typically occurs during processes that involve financial postings, such as during the execution of a financial document or during data migration activities.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Data Duplication: The most common cause of this error is that there are multiple entries in the BSEG table for the same accounting document and item number. This can happen due to:
  
  Incorrect data uploads or migrations.
  Manual entries that inadvertently create duplicates.
  System errors or bugs that lead to multiple postings of the same document.
  
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: Sometimes, configuration settings in the system can lead to unexpected behavior, resulting in duplicate entries.
  
  
  Concurrency Issues: If multiple users or processes are trying to post the same document simultaneously, it can lead to duplicates.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Identify Duplicates:
  
  Use SQL queries