How To Fix FI881 - Length of criteria category must not exceed 10

FI881 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FI - TR-FM Funds Management

• Message number: 881

• Message text: Length of criteria category must not exceed 10

What causes this issue?

The criteria which you assign to this criterion category may not exceed
10 characters.

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?

Limit your criterion to a maximum of 10 characters.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FI881 - Details

• The SAP error message FI881, which states "Length of criteria category must not exceed 10," typically occurs in the context of financial reporting or when entering data in certain financial transactions. This error indicates that a specific field, likely related to a criteria category, has exceeded the maximum allowed length of 10 characters.
  
  Cause:
  
  Field Length Exceeded: The most common cause of this error is that the user has entered a value in a field that is longer than the allowed limit of 10 characters. This could happen in various scenarios, such as when entering criteria for reports, account assignments, or other financial data.
  
  Configuration Issues: In some cases, the error may arise from incorrect configuration settings in the SAP system that define the length of certain fields.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Input Length: Review the input data for the field that triggered the error. Ensure that the value entered does not exceed 10 characters. If it