How To Fix /PRA/OWNERSHIP004 - Funds transfer not allowed among non-affiliate & and affiliate & owners

/PRA/OWNERSHIP004 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /PRA/OWNERSHIP -

• Message number: 004

• Message text: Funds transfer not allowed among non-affiliate & and affiliate & owners

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/PRA/OWNERSHIP004 - Details

• The SAP error message /PRA/OWNERSHIP004 indicates that a funds transfer is not allowed between non-affiliate and affiliate owners. This error typically arises in the context of SAP's Public Sector Management (PSM) or similar modules where ownership and fund management are critical.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs due to the following reasons:
  
  Ownership Structure: The system has identified that the transfer of funds is being attempted between entities that are classified as non-affiliates and affiliates. In many financial systems, there are restrictions on transferring funds between different ownership structures to prevent misuse or misallocation of funds.
  Configuration Settings: The configuration settings in the SAP system may not allow for such transfers based on the defined rules for fund management and ownership.
  Business Rules: There may be specific business rules or legal regulations that prohibit such transfers, which are enforced by the SAP system.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, consider the following steps:
  
  
  Review Ownership Structures: Check the ownership classifications of