How To Fix GK856 - Document type &1 may not merely post in group currency

GK856 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: GK - Messages for SAP Consolidation

• Message number: 856

• Message text: Document type &1 may not merely post in group currency

What causes this issue?

This document type supports translation into
<DS:GLOS.group_currency>group currency</>, but posting in group
currency only.
During <DS:GLOS.currency_translation>currency translation</> the system
will overwrite the values in group currency because it cannot find
entries in transaction or local currency.

System Response

Error message

How to fix this error?

Flag the indicator for posting in transaction and local currency as
well as in group currency.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

GK856 - Details

• The SAP error message GK856 indicates that there is an issue with posting a document in group currency when the document type specified does not allow for such postings. This error typically arises in the context of financial accounting and controlling, particularly when dealing with group currency settings in SAP.
  
  Cause:
  The error message GK856 occurs due to the following reasons:
  
  Document Type Restrictions: The document type you are trying to use may not be configured to allow postings in group currency. Each document type in SAP can have specific settings that determine how it behaves with respect to currency postings.
  Configuration Settings: The configuration settings for the company code or controlling area may not permit postings in group currency for the specified document type.
  Currency Type: The document may be trying to post in a currency that is not recognized as a valid currency for that document type.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the GK856 error, you can