How To Fix FO356 - Only one expenditure FM account assignment is allowed

FO356 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FO - Cross-ISPS Functions

• Message number: 356

• Message text: Only one expenditure FM account assignment is allowed

What causes this issue?

You want to assign several expenditure FM account assignments.

System Response

The assignment of several expenditure FM account assignments is not
accepted.

How to fix this error?

You have chosen "revenue shortfalls" as the revenue increasing budget
type. Only one expenditure FM account assignment may be assigned for
"revenue shortfalls". Make sure that only one expenditure FM account
assignment is assigned to the revenue FM account assignment.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FO356 - Only one expenditure FM account assignment is allowed ?

  The SAP error message FO356 ("Only one expenditure FM account assignment is allowed") typically occurs in the context of Financial Management (FM) when you are trying to post an expenditure document that has multiple account assignments, which is not permitted in certain configurations.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  You are attempting to post a transaction that involves multiple account assignments for an expenditure item, but the system is configured to allow only one account assignment for expenditure postings.
  The configuration settings in the Financial Management module restrict the number of account assignments for expenditure postings to one.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the FO356 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Account Assignment: Ensure that the transaction you are trying to post has only one account assignment. Review the document and remove any additional account assignments.
  
  
  Review Configuration: If you need to allow multiple account assignments for expenditure postings, you may need to review the configuration settings in the