How To Fix O1156 - Accounting policy ind. & is not valid for sales-side fees.

O1156 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: O1 - IS-Oil : Message pool exchanges

• Message number: 156

• Message text: Accounting policy ind. & is not valid for sales-side fees.

What causes this issue?

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

System Response

How to fix this error?

Choose another accounting policy indicator.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

O1156 - Details

• The SAP error message O1156, which states "Accounting policy ind. & is not valid for sales-side fees," typically occurs in the context of sales and distribution (SD) or financial accounting (FI) when there is an issue with the accounting policy indicator assigned to a sales-side fee or condition type.
  
  Cause:
  
  Invalid Accounting Policy Indicator: The accounting policy indicator assigned to the sales-side fee is not valid or not configured correctly in the system.
  
  Configuration Issues: The configuration for the accounting policy in the relevant customizing settings may not be set up to handle the specific sales-side fees.
  Missing or Incorrect Condition Type: The condition type used for the sales-side fee may not be linked to a valid accounting policy.
  Master Data Issues: The master data (like customer or material master) may not have the correct settings that align with the accounting policies.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Accounting Policy Configuration:
  
  Go to the SAP Customizing Implementation Guide (SPRO).
  Navigate to Sales and