How To Fix GA861 - Assessment has balance of balance sheet account (&1) as sender value

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: GA - Allocations

• Message number: 861

• Message text: Assessment has balance of balance sheet account (&1) as sender value

What causes this issue?

In assessment (cycle &V3&, starting date &V4&) you are using balance
sheet account &V1& from chart of accounts &V2& as the sender basis and
have activated the option in the cycle definition for balancing the
balance sheet accounts. This option determines the inventories for
balance sheet accounts by summation from period 0. Assessment, however,
would summarize this inventory to the assessment account or the
assessment cost element. For this reason, this combination is not
appropriate.

System Response

The assessment cycle is not posted.

How to fix this error?

Chagne the assessment cycle so that only P&L accounts are used as the
sender basis, or deactivate the option for balancing the balance sheet
accounts in the cycle header.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message GA861 - Assessment has balance of balance sheet account (&1) as sender value ?

  The SAP error message GA861 indicates that there is an issue with an assessment that has a balance in a balance sheet account. This typically occurs during the execution of an assessment or distribution run in SAP Controlling (CO) when the system detects that the sender value (the account from which costs are being assessed) is a balance sheet account, which is not allowed for assessment processes.
  
  Cause:
  
  Incorrect Account Assignment: The error usually arises when a balance sheet account (e.g., asset or liability accounts) is mistakenly included in the assessment cycle. Assessments are meant to allocate costs from expense accounts, not balance sheet accounts.
  
  Configuration Issues: The configuration of the assessment cycle may not be set up correctly, allowing balance sheet accounts to be included.
  Data Entry Errors: There may be incorrect postings or data entries that have led to balance sheet accounts being included in the assessment.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Review Assessment Cycle: Check the configuration