How To Fix FINS_FI_SIF231 - Combination of ledger &1 and company code &2 already exists in project &3

FINS_FI_SIF231 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FINS_FI_SIF - SAP S/4HANA Finance: Subsequent Implementation of Functions

• Message number: 231

• Message text: Combination of ledger &1 and company code &2 already exists in project &3

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FINS_FI_SIF231 - Details

• The SAP error message FINS_FI_SIF231 indicates that there is a duplicate entry for a combination of ledger and company code in a specific project. This typically occurs in the context of Financial Accounting (FI) or Controlling (CO) when you are trying to create or modify a project that already has an existing configuration for the specified ledger and company code.
  
  Cause:
  The error is caused by the following scenarios:
  
  Duplicate Configuration: The combination of the ledger and company code you are trying to use is already defined in the project. This can happen if you are attempting to add the same ledger/company code combination again.
  Incorrect Data Entry: There may be a mistake in the data entry where the same combination is inadvertently being entered.
  Project Settings: The project settings may not allow for multiple entries of the same ledger and company code.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
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