How To Fix M8456 - Document & can only be displayed in Financial Accounting

M8456 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M8 - Invoice Verification/Valuation

• Message number: 456

• Message text: Document & can only be displayed in Financial Accounting

What causes this issue?

Document &V1& is created when a material debit was posted. A material
document was created because no stock posting was made; this can be due
to one of two reasons:
Material &V2& is valuated at a standard price.
Material &V2& is valuated at a moving average price, but the total
stock was zero at the time when the material debit was posted.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

You can display the document in Financial Accounting.
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Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message M8456 - Document & can only be displayed in Financial Accounting ?

  The SAP error message M8456 ("Document & can only be displayed in Financial Accounting") typically occurs when you are trying to access a document that is related to Financial Accounting (FI) but is not available in the context of the module you are currently using, such as Materials Management (MM) or Sales and Distribution (SD).
  
  Cause:
  
  Document Type: The document you are trying to access is a financial document (like an invoice or a journal entry) that is only relevant in the Financial Accounting module.
  Authorization Issues: You may not have the necessary authorizations to view the document in the Financial Accounting module.
  Incorrect Transaction: You might be using a transaction code that is not intended for viewing financial documents.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Use the Correct Transaction: To view the document, switch to the Financial Accounting module and use the appropriate transaction code, such as:
  
  FB03: Display Document
  FBL1N: Vendor Line Item Display
  FBL3N: G/L Account Line Item Display
  FBL5N: Customer Line