How To Fix FW011 - Business area in clearing account ignored

FW011 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FW - Bills of Exchange and Other International Developments

• Message number: 011

• Message text: Business area in clearing account ignored

What causes this issue?

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

System Response

How to fix this error?

Only select bills of exchange posted to the same business area for
further processing.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FW011 - Details

• The SAP error message FW011 ("Business area in clearing account ignored") typically occurs in the context of financial transactions, particularly when dealing with clearing accounts in the SAP system. This message indicates that the business area specified in the transaction is not being considered for the clearing account.
  
  Cause:
  
  Clearing Account Configuration: The clearing account may not be configured to allow for business area differentiation. In SAP, certain accounts are set up to ignore business area postings, which can lead to this error.
  Transaction Type: The type of transaction being processed may not support business area differentiation. For example, certain automatic postings or clearing transactions may not allow for business area specifications.
  Master Data Settings: The master data for the account or the business area may not be set up correctly, leading to inconsistencies in how the system processes the transaction.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Clearing Account Configuration:
  
  Go to the account settings in the SAP system and verify