How To Fix FINS_ACDOC_CUST503 - Accounting principle &1 is assigned in company code &2 to ledger &3.

FINS_ACDOC_CUST503 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FINS_ACDOC_CUST - Unified Journal Entry - Customizing

• Message number: 503

• Message text: Accounting principle &1 is assigned in company code &2 to ledger &3.

What causes this issue?

You tried to assign the same accounting principle &V1& to company code
&V2& in ledger &V3& and &V4&.
This is not allowed. An accounting principle can only be assigned to one
ledger for a given company code.

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?

Please change either the accounting principle of company code &V2& for
ledger &V3& or ledger &V4&.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FINS_ACDOC_CUST503 - Accounting principle &1 is assigned in company code &2 to ledger &3. ?

  The SAP error message FINS_ACDOC_CUST503 indicates that there is an issue with the assignment of accounting principles to ledgers in a specific company code. This error typically arises when there is a mismatch or misconfiguration in the settings related to accounting principles and ledgers.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Assignment: The accounting principle specified in the error message is not properly assigned to the ledger in the specified company code.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues in the configuration settings of the ledgers or accounting principles in the Financial Accounting (FI) module.
  Inconsistent Data: There could be inconsistencies in the data related to the accounting principles and ledgers, such as incorrect entries or missing data.
  Customizing Settings: The customizing settings for the ledgers and accounting principles may not be correctly set up.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Assignments:
  
  Go to the SAP Customizing Implementation Guide (IMG) and navigate to Financial Accounting (New) > General Ledger Accounting (New) > Ledger > Define Ledger.
  Verify that the