How To Fix FG159 - Only select company codes of one chart of accounts

FG159 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FG - Program Error Messages

• Message number: 159

• Message text: Only select company codes of one chart of accounts

What causes this issue?

You started a program run for archiving general and company
code-dependent G/L accounts. With this selection, no G/L accounts from
different charts of accounts can be processed.

System Response

Error message

How to fix this error?

Only select company codes of one chart of accounts and, if necessary,
start the archiving program several times for different charts of
accounts.
&NOTE&
This restriction is valid only during the simultaneous selection of
general and company code-dependent G/L account master data.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FG159 - Only select company codes of one chart of accounts ?

  The SAP error message FG159 ("Only select company codes of one chart of accounts") typically occurs when you are trying to perform an operation that involves multiple company codes that are assigned to different charts of accounts. This restriction is in place because certain financial operations and reporting require consistency in the chart of accounts being used.
  
  Cause:
  
  Multiple Company Codes: You have selected multiple company codes that are associated with different charts of accounts.
  Inconsistent Configuration: The company codes may have been configured to use different charts of accounts in the system, leading to this error when trying to execute a transaction that requires a single chart of accounts.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Company Code Configuration:
  
  Go to the transaction code OBY6 (or navigate through the menu: SPRO > Financial Accounting > General Ledger > Master Data > G/L Accounts > Prepare for Migration > Define Chart of Accounts).
  Verify the chart of accounts assigned to each company