How To Fix FD170 - Item: & - additional account assignment not maintained for &

FD170 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FD - EDI Messages in FI

• Message number: 170

• Message text: Item: & - additional account assignment not maintained for &

What causes this issue?

No additional account assignments could be determined from the invoice
specifications for the specified item.

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

The ID for cost assignment via which the additional account assignments
are determined is not entered in Financial Accounting customizing.
The ID for cost assignment is taken from the intermediate document type
field
- INV_ID01: EDI_Z51-IDLEM or
- INVOIC01: E1EDP02-BELNR (for E1EDP02-QUALF = "021 - ID for cost
assignment")
If the intermediate document type field is not transferred, the access
is carried out with the value "*". If the surcharges/discounts at
header level are to be displayed separately, the access is carried out
with the special value "+" (surcharge) or "-" (discount).

System Response

How to fix this error?

Maintain the missing additional account assignment in Financial
Accounting customizing.
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Note:
Determination of additional account assignments via configuration can
be replaced by a so-called customer function. If this is the case in
your system, this error message means that determination via the
customer function was not successful.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FD170 - Item: & - additional account assignment not maintained for & ?

  The SAP error message FD170 typically indicates that there is an issue with account assignment in the context of financial transactions. Specifically, it suggests that an additional account assignment is required for a particular item, but it has not been maintained. This error often arises in the context of financial documents, such as invoices or journal entries, where specific account assignments are necessary for proper accounting.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Account Assignment: The item in question requires an additional account assignment (such as a cost center, internal order, or project) that has not been provided.
  
  Configuration Issues: The system may be configured to require additional account assignments for certain types of transactions, and the necessary settings may not be in place.
  Document Type Settings: The document type being used may have specific requirements for account assignments that are not being met.
  Master Data Issues: The master data for the relevant accounts or cost centers may not be