How To Fix FINS_ACDOC_CUST257 - Local currency field must use currency type &1 in Ledger &3 / CoCode &4

FINS_ACDOC_CUST257 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FINS_ACDOC_CUST - Unified Journal Entry - Customizing

• Message number: 257

• Message text: Local currency field must use currency type &1 in Ledger &3 / CoCode &4

What causes this issue?

If a valuation is assigned to a ledger, then the currency type of the
local currency field (HSL) must contain accordingly the currency and
valuation type for local currency in that valuation (10, 11 or 12).
If no valuation is assigned to the ledger then local currency in legal
valuation (10) must be used for the local currency field (HSL).

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

System Response

Currency and valuation type &V2& cannot be used in ledger &V3& and
Company Code &V4&.

How to fix this error?

Try the following procedure to correct the local currency type:
In the IMG activity <DS:SIMG.FINSVC_LEDGER> Define Settings for Ledgers
and Currency Types</> in section <ls>Company Code Settings for the
Ledger</> delete the company code &V4& from the ledger &V3&. Save your
changes.
Start the IMG activity anew and assign the company code &V4& again to
ledger &V3&.
Afterwards the local currency type should have the correct value.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FINS_ACDOC_CUST257 - Local currency field must use currency type &1 in Ledger &3 / CoCode &4 ?

  The SAP error message FINS_ACDOC_CUST257 indicates that there is an issue with the local currency field in a financial document. Specifically, it states that the local currency field must use a specific currency type in a given ledger and company code. Here’s a breakdown of the cause, potential solutions, and related information for this error:
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Currency Type Mismatch: The error typically arises when the local currency used in a financial document does not match the expected currency type defined for the ledger and company code. Each ledger in SAP can have specific currency types (e.g., local currency, group currency, etc.), and if the document is trying to use a currency type that is not allowed, this error will occur.
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the settings of the ledger or company code that define which currency types are permissible.
  
  
  Document Entry Errors: The user may have inadvertently entered an incorrect