How To Fix SAFT_MD_NO002 - A grouping category or grouping code has not been assigned to account &1

SAFT_MD_NO002 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SAFT_MD_NO - SAF-T NO MD messages

• Message number: 002

• Message text: A grouping category or grouping code has not been assigned to account &1

What causes this issue?

A grouping code or grouping category has not been assigned to account
<(>&<)>1

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

System Response

All reported accounts in SAF-T for Norway are legally required to be
mapped to a Grouping Category/Grouping Code combination.
Please note: The <LS>Grouping Category</> is restricted to the values
contained in the field help, while the <LS>Grouping Code</> depends on
the <LS>Grouping Category</> input.

How to fix this error?

Make Customizing settings in
<DS:SIMG.SN_V_NO_MAP_GRP_CODE>Map Standard Account to Grouping Code</>.
Alternatively, in SPRO go to: Financial Accounting (New) -> General
Ledger Accounting (New) -> Periodic Processing -> Report -> Standard
Audit File - Taxation -> Country-Specific Settings -> Norway and
maintain the <LS>Map Standard Account to Grouping Code</> Customizing
according to the documentation.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

SAFT_MD_NO002 - Details

• The SAP error message SAFT_MD_NO002 indicates that a grouping category or grouping code has not been assigned to a specific account in the system. This error typically arises in the context of the SAF-T (Standard Audit File for Tax) reporting, which is a standard format for the electronic exchange of accounting data.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  An account that is being processed for SAF-T reporting does not have a grouping category or grouping code assigned to it.
  The grouping category or code is necessary for the proper classification of accounts in the SAF-T file, which is required for compliance with tax regulations in certain countries.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to assign a grouping category or grouping code to the affected account. Here are the steps to do this:
  
  
  Identify the Account: Note the account number indicated in the error message (represented as &1).
  
  
  Access the Account Master Data:
  
  Go to the transaction code FS00 (for