How To Fix FICUSTOM278 - Remaining posting exists in address &1

FICUSTOM278 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FICUSTOM - Customizable Messages for Funds Management

• Message number: 278

• Message text: Remaining posting exists in address &1

What causes this issue?

There are still postings in account assignment &V1&. You should think
twice before changing the multi-level budget structure.

System Response

Processing is terminated.

How to fix this error?

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Procedure for System Administrators

Set this message to a warning, information, or ignore if you want to
override this message in Customzing under <LS>Funds Management
Government -> Basic Settings -> Change Message Control</>. However, when
doing this, note that overriding the message can cause inconsistencies
to occur in the multi-level budget structure.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FICUSTOM278 - Details

• The SAP error message FICUSTOM278, which states "Remaining posting exists in address &1," typically occurs in the context of financial transactions or postings in SAP. This error indicates that there are still open or unprocessed postings associated with a specific address (identified by &1) that need to be resolved before proceeding with the current transaction.
  
  Cause:
  
  Open Postings: There are outstanding transactions or postings linked to the specified address that have not been cleared or processed.
  Incomplete Transactions: The system may have detected that there are incomplete or pending transactions that need to be addressed.
  Data Integrity Issues: There may be issues with data integrity or consistency in the financial postings related to the address.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Open Postings:
  
  Use transaction codes such as FBL1N (Vendor Line Item Display) or FBL3N (G/L Account Line Item Display) to review the open postings associated with the address in question.
  Identify any