How To Fix IHC160 - Bank &1 &2 is assigned either to no bank area or to more than one

IHC160 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IHC - IHC Messages

• Message number: 160

• Message text: Bank &1 &2 is assigned either to no bank area or to more than one

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message IHC160 - Bank &1 &2 is assigned either to no bank area or to more than one ?

  The SAP error message IHC160 indicates that there is an issue with the bank assignment in the SAP system. Specifically, it means that the bank specified (denoted by &1 and &2 in the error message) is either not assigned to any bank area or is assigned to more than one bank area. This can lead to inconsistencies in financial transactions and bank processing.
  
  Cause:
  
  No Bank Area Assignment: The bank in question has not been assigned to any bank area in the system. This could happen if the bank was created but not properly configured.
  Multiple Bank Area Assignments: The bank is assigned to more than one bank area, which can create ambiguity in processing transactions related to that bank.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Bank Configuration:
  
  Go to the transaction code FI12 (or use the menu path: Accounting > Financial Accounting > Bank Accounting > Master Data > Bank >