How To Fix FI423 - Functional area was changed from &1 to &2

FI423 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FI - TR-FM Funds Management

• Message number: 423

• Message text: Functional area was changed from &1 to &2

What causes this issue?

Before calling the account assignment derivation, the line item
contained functional area &V1&. The account assignment derivation has
derived functional area &V2& instead.

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.

FI423 - Details

• The SAP error message FI423 indicates that there has been a change in the functional area for a financial document. Specifically, it states that the functional area was changed from one value (&1) to another value (&2). This error typically arises during the posting of financial documents, such as invoices or journal entries, when the functional area is not consistent with the expected values.
  
  Cause:
  
  Manual Changes: The functional area may have been manually changed in the document, which is not allowed if it violates certain business rules or configurations.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be inconsistencies in the configuration settings related to functional areas in the financial accounting module.
  Document Flow: The error can occur if there are inconsistencies in the document flow, such as when a document is being modified or reversed.
  Data Entry Errors: Users may inadvertently enter incorrect functional area values during data entry.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Review Document Changes: Check the document history to see