How To Fix /PRA/ACCOUNTING031 - Entity Type should be blank for the entered Account Category

/PRA/ACCOUNTING031 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /PRA/ACCOUNTING -

• Message number: 031

• Message text: Entity Type should be blank for the entered Account Category

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/PRA/ACCOUNTING031 - Details

• The SAP error message /PRA/ACCOUNTING031 indicates that there is an issue with the entity type associated with the account category you are trying to use in your transaction. This error typically arises in the context of SAP's Public Sector Management (PSM) or similar modules where specific account categories are defined with certain rules regarding entity types.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  An account category is defined in the system that does not require an entity type, but one has been entered.
  The configuration for the account category does not align with the entity type being used.
  There may be a mismatch in the settings or definitions in the configuration of the account categories and entity types.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Account Category Configuration:
  
  Go to the configuration settings for the account category in question. This can typically be found in the SAP IMG (Implementation Guide) under the relevant module (e.g., Public