How To Fix FT131 - Posting key for carrying fwd residual items should not be sales-relevant

FT131 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FT - FI Table Maintenance Error Messages

• Message number: 131

• Message text: Posting key for carrying fwd residual items should not be sales-relevant

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FT131 - Details

• The SAP error message FT131 indicates that there is an issue with the posting key used for carrying forward residual items in the context of financial accounting. Specifically, the error states that the posting key being used is sales-relevant, which is not appropriate for the operation being performed.
  
  Cause:
  The error typically arises when:
  
  Incorrect Posting Key: The posting key assigned to the transaction is configured to be sales-relevant (e.g., posting keys related to sales revenue), but it is being used in a context where it should not be (e.g., carrying forward residual items).
  
  Configuration Issues: The configuration settings in the SAP system for the posting keys may not align with the intended use for carrying forward residual items.
  Transaction Type: The transaction type being processed may not be compatible with the sales-relevant posting keys.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the FT131 error, consider the following steps:
  
  
  Check Posting Key Configuration:
  
  Go to the configuration settings for posting keys in SAP