How To Fix MRER218 - Not possible to assign invoice and credit memo to different accounts

MRER218 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: MRER - Messages for ERSPlus

• Message number: 218

• Message text: Not possible to assign invoice and credit memo to different accounts

What causes this issue?

Return deliveries and cancellations are being settled during the credit
memo procedure with reference to the invoice for the goods receipt. The
goods receipt for the purchasing document &V1& has been settled on
account &V2&. You have attempted to post the goods receipt to account
&V3&. This is not possible.

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

System Response

The invoicing party may have been changed between the settlement of the
goods receipt and the settlement of the goods issue in the purchasing
document.

How to fix this error?

If you enter the original invoicing party in the purchasing document,
the system can settle the goods movement in the credit memo procedure.
Otherwise, you must settle the goods movement manually.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message MRER218 - Not possible to assign invoice and credit memo to different accounts ?

  The SAP error message MRER218, which states "Not possible to assign invoice and credit memo to different accounts," typically occurs during the processing of invoices and credit memos in the SAP system. This error indicates that there is an issue with the account assignment for the invoice and the credit memo, which must be linked to the same account in order to proceed.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that the system is trying to assign an invoice and a credit memo to different accounts. In SAP, when you create a credit memo to offset an invoice, both documents must reference the same account to ensure proper accounting and reconciliation. If the accounts differ, the system will not allow the transaction to proceed, resulting in the MRER218 error.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the MRER218 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Account Assignments:
  
  Review the account assignments for both the invoice and the credit