How To Fix FH881 - Copy account &1 from other company code; &2 not permitted

FH881 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FH - General ledger module messages

• Message number: 881

• Message text: Copy account &1 from other company code; &2 not permitted

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FH881 - Copy account &1 from other company code; &2 not permitted ?

  The SAP error message FH881 indicates that there is an issue with copying an account from one company code to another. Specifically, the error message states that the copying of the account from company code &2 to company code &1 is not permitted. This typically occurs in the context of financial accounting when trying to create or modify accounts in the General Ledger (G/L).
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Cross-Company Code Restrictions: The primary cause of this error is that the system does not allow the copying of certain account types or configurations across different company codes. This is often due to differences in settings, such as currency, fiscal year variant, or account group settings.
  
  
  Account Group Settings: The account group for the target company code may not allow the creation of accounts that are being copied from the source company code.
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the Financial Accounting (FI) module that restrict the