How To Fix MEPO863 - Enter final acct. assigmt reason only for pos. with final acct.assgmt

MEPO863 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: MEPO - New Purchase Order Dialog

• Message number: 863

• Message text: Enter final acct. assigmt reason only for pos. with final acct.assgmt

What causes this issue?

You want to specify a <DS:DE.AA_FINAL_REASON>final account assignment
reason</>, although the corresponding account assignment item does not
have a <ZK>final account assignment indicator</>.

System Response

You cannot specify a final account assignment reason, because the system
only allows you to do that for account assignment items for which the
<DS:DE.AA_FINAL_IND>final account assignment indicator</> has been set.

How to fix this error?

First set the final account assignment indicator, and then choose a
final account assignment reason that states why you want to limit the
posting of further quantities to the corresponding account assignment
item.

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.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message MEPO863 - Enter final acct. assigmt reason only for pos. with final acct.assgmt ?

  The SAP error message MEPO863 ("Enter final acct. assignt. reason only for pos. with final acct.assgmt") typically occurs in the context of purchase orders or contracts when you are trying to enter a final account assignment reason for a position that does not have a final account assignment.
  
  Cause:
  This error arises when you attempt to assign a final account assignment reason to a purchase order item or contract item that is not configured to allow final account assignments. In SAP, final account assignments are used to indicate that the costs associated with a purchase order or contract are to be settled to a specific account, and this is only applicable to certain types of purchase order items.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check the Purchase Order Item: Ensure that the purchase order item you are trying to modify is indeed set up for final account assignment. You can