How To Fix FMCA1010 - Payment on account not possible; Selection value &1 is not clear

FMCA1010 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FMCA1 - IS-PS-CA: Messages about Contract A/R & A/P

• Message number: 010

• Message text: Payment on account not possible; Selection value &1 is not clear

What causes this issue?

You can use information from the payment transaction when creating a
payment on account.
<ZH>Example:</> When entering a check lot it is possible to derive the
settlement period a payment is to take place in from the entries of the
party liable for payment. This information is stored in the
corresponding item of the check lot as a selection value. If a payment
on account is generated from this, the settlement period should be
transferred to the new open item.
In this case, the selection value should be used for field &V1& in
order to create a payment on account. There are, however, several
values for this field.

System Response

A payment on account can not be created without a clear value.

How to fix this error?

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

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FMCA1010 - Details

• The SAP error message FMCA1010, which states "Payment on account not possible; Selection value &1 is not clear," typically occurs in the context of financial transactions, particularly when dealing with payments on account in the SAP system. This error indicates that the system is unable to determine how to apply a payment to an account due to ambiguity in the selection criteria.
  
  Cause:
  
  Ambiguous Selection Criteria: The selection value (e.g., customer account, invoice number, etc.) provided for the payment is not specific enough for the system to determine where to apply the payment.
  Multiple Open Items: There may be multiple open items that match the selection criteria, leading to confusion about which item the payment should be applied to.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be issues with the configuration of the payment processing settings in the SAP system.
  Missing or Incorrect Data: The data related to the account or payment may be incomplete or incorrect, leading