How To Fix FT174 - Field & is not defined in tables BKPF, BSEG, BSEC and BSED

FT174 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FT - FI Table Maintenance Error Messages

• Message number: 174

• Message text: Field & is not defined in tables BKPF, BSEG, BSEC and BSED

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FT174 - Field & is not defined in tables BKPF, BSEG, BSEC and BSED ?

  The SAP error message FT174 indicates that a specific field (denoted by &) is not defined in the specified tables: BKPF (Accounting Document Header), BSEG (Accounting Document Segment), BSEC (Accounting Document Segment: Additional Fields), and BSED (Accounting Document Segment: Tax Data). This error typically arises during the execution of a financial transaction or report that attempts to access a field that is not available in the standard data structure of these tables.
  
  Cause:
  
  Field Not Defined: The field you are trying to access may not exist in the specified tables. This could be due to a typo in the field name or an attempt to access a field that is not part of the standard SAP data model.
  Custom Development: If there has been custom development or modifications to the SAP system, it is possible that the field was expected to be available but was not properly defined or implemented.
  Version or 
  Configuration Issues: