How To Fix FMBGA031 - Identical PCO acct assgmts with different G/L accounts are not permitted

FMBGA031 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FMBGA - Messages for Public-Owned Commercial Operations

• Message number: 031

• Message text: Identical PCO acct assgmts with different G/L accounts are not permitted

What causes this issue?

You want to post to several of the same account assignments of a
public- owned commercial operation (PCO) in one document using the same
tax number. However, this is not possible because you have entered
different G/L accounts.

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?

Select the same G/L account for all PCO account assignments.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FMBGA031 - Details

• The SAP error message FMBGA031 indicates that there are identical account assignments for a particular PCO (Project Controlling) account assignment, but they are associated with different General Ledger (G/L) accounts. This situation is not permitted in SAP, as it can lead to inconsistencies in financial reporting and project accounting.
  
  Cause:
  The error typically arises in the following scenarios:
  
  Duplicate Account Assignments: You may have multiple entries for the same account assignment (e.g., cost center, internal order, project) but with different G/L accounts.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be a configuration issue in the system where the same account assignment is incorrectly mapped to different G/L accounts.
  Data Entry Errors: Manual data entry errors can lead to the same account assignment being linked to different G/L accounts.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Identify Duplicate Entries:
  
  Check the account assignments in the relevant transaction (e.g., during the posting of a document).
  Use transaction codes like KSB1 (Cost