How To Fix FINS_CFIN_EX_INTF010 - Reference key of journal entry &1, &2, &3 must be unique.

FINS_CFIN_EX_INTF010 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FINS_CFIN_EX_INTF - Central Finance - External Interface (3rd Party)

• Message number: 010

• Message text: Reference key of journal entry &1, &2, &3 must be unique.

What causes this issue?

When posting the journal entry in the <LS>Central Finance</> system, the
system finds an already existing journal entry with the respective
reference key.

System Response

The journal entry cannot be posted in the <LS>Central Finance</> system.

How to fix this error?

Please adapt your report to extract the data from the third-party
system, so that the reference keys are unique.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FINS_CFIN_EX_INTF010 - Reference key of journal entry &1, &2, &3 must be unique. ?

  The SAP error message FINS_CFIN_EX_INTF010 indicates that there is a uniqueness constraint violation for a journal entry in the Central Finance (CFIN) system. This error typically occurs when the system detects that the reference key for a journal entry is not unique, meaning that there are multiple entries with the same reference key in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Entries: The most common cause of this error is the presence of duplicate journal entries in the source system or during the data transfer process to the Central Finance system.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be issues with the configuration of the Central Finance system, particularly in how it handles journal entries and their reference keys.
  Data Migration Issues: If data was migrated from legacy systems, there may have been duplicates that were not resolved before the migration.
  Integration Issues: Problems in the integration between the source system and Central Finance can lead to duplicate entries being sent.
  
  
  Solution:
  
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