How To Fix FICA_CD098 - Not possible to uniquely assign payment for each contract account

FICA_CD098 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FICA_CD - FI-CA: Cash Desk/Cash Journal

• Message number: 098

• Message text: Not possible to uniquely assign payment for each contract account

What causes this issue?

In the case of multiple payments by check, payment card, or postal
order, the clearing control attempts to assign the payments (payments on
account) according to the open items. In this assignment, the clearing
control tries to assign the payments to each means of payment uniquely
for each contract account in relation to the clearing by integrated
account maintenance in the cash desk. In this case, this assignment was
not possible. However, this automatic mechanism ensures that the payment
can be updated. The assignment of contract accounts in relation to the
payment on account and clearing by account maintenance, however, is not
unique.

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?

If you do not agree with the automatic selection of contract accounts,
you can reverse the payment. After reversing the payment, you must post
the incoming payment separately for each means of payment and for each
payment received.
<ZH>Example:</>
A customer pays with two checks.
The system selects the open items using business partners, to whom
multiple contract accounts are assigned. In your opinion, the automatic
payment assignment chooses an incorrect contract account.
You reverse the incoming payment.
After that, you post the incoming payment separately for each check.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FICA_CD098 - Not possible to uniquely assign payment for each contract account ?

  The SAP error message FICA_CD098 indicates that the system is unable to uniquely assign a payment to each contract account. This typically occurs in the context of the Financial Contract Accounting (FICA) module when there are multiple contract accounts that could potentially be linked to a single payment, leading to ambiguity in the assignment.
  Causes:
  
  Multiple Contract Accounts: The payment being processed may relate to multiple contract accounts, and the system cannot determine which account the payment should be applied to.
  Incorrect Payment Data: The payment data may not have sufficient information to identify the correct contract account.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues with the configuration of the payment processing settings in the FICA module.
  Missing or Incorrect Master Data: The master data for the contract accounts may be incomplete or incorrect, leading to confusion in payment assignment.
  
  Solutions:
  
  Review Payment Details: Check the payment document to ensure that it contains all necessary information to identify