How To Fix FG892 - Clearing currency from assignment only possible for G/L accounts

FG892 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FG - Program Error Messages

• Message number: 892

• Message text: Clearing currency from assignment only possible for G/L accounts

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What causes this issue?

The <LS>Clearing Currency from Assignment</> indicator is currently only
useful for bank clearing accounts that are posted to with the electronic
account statement. The indicator has no effect on customer and vendor
accounts.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FG892 - Details

• The SAP error message FG892 ("Clearing currency from assignment only possible for G/L accounts") typically occurs in the context of financial transactions, particularly when dealing with clearing accounts or when trying to perform a clearing operation that involves different currencies.
  
  Cause:
  This error usually arises due to one of the following reasons:
  
  
  Incorrect Account Type: The transaction is attempting to clear an account that is not a General Ledger (G/L) account. Clearing operations are generally only applicable to G/L accounts, and if the account involved is a sub-ledger account (like accounts payable or accounts receivable), this error will be triggered.
  
  
  Currency Mismatch: The clearing operation may involve different currencies, and the system is unable to process the transaction because it expects a specific currency assignment for G/L accounts.
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the SAP system that restrict clearing operations for certain account types or currencies.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the FG892 error, consider the