How To Fix FI170 - Customizing MM goods receipt and payment selection is not allowed

FI170 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FI - TR-FM Funds Management

• Message number: 170

• Message text: Customizing MM goods receipt and payment selection is not allowed

What causes this issue?

If you want to work on a payment basis with the <LS>Payment Selection</>
or <LS>Online Payment Update</> program and have a selected an update
profile accordingly, the redemption of the purchase order commitment
cannot take place at the time of goods receipt.

How to fix this error?

In Customizing for <LS>Funds Management Government</>, check the
settings for the <DS:GLOS.update profile>update profile</> and for the
GR/IR update.
If you want to work on a payment basis, you must select a corresponding
update profile and choose <LS>MM Invoice Receipt</> or <LS>GR and IR</>
for the GR/IR update.
If you choose an update profile that you are working with on an invoice
basis, you can also choose <LS>MM Goods Receipt</> for the GR/IR update.

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FI170 - Details

• The SAP error message FI170, which states "Customizing MM goods receipt and payment selection is not allowed," typically occurs in the context of financial accounting and materials management integration. This error can arise when there are issues with the configuration settings related to the integration of the MM (Materials Management) module with the FI (Financial Accounting) module.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: The error often indicates that the settings in the Customizing (SPRO) for the integration between MM and FI are not properly configured. This could be due to missing or incorrect settings in the document types, account determination, or other related configurations.
  
  
  Document Type Restrictions: The document type used for the goods receipt or invoice may not be allowed for the specific transaction you are trying to perform.
  
  
  Posting Keys: The posting keys used in the transaction may not be set up correctly to allow for the goods receipt and payment selection.
  
  
  Transaction Type: The transaction