How To Fix SAFTPT005 - Doc type & in BP doc.type list is also present in GL doc.type list

SAFTPT005 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SAFTPT - (PT)Message Class for RSAFT_PT

• Message number: 005

• Message text: Doc type & in BP doc.type list is also present in GL doc.type list

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SAFTPT005 - Details

• The SAP error message SAFTPT005 indicates that there is a conflict between the document types defined for Business Partner (BP) and General Ledger (GL) in your SAP system. Specifically, it suggests that the document type you are trying to use for a transaction is present in both the Business Partner document type list and the General Ledger document type list, which is not allowed.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Document Types: The document type you are trying to use is defined for both Business Partner transactions and General Ledger transactions, leading to ambiguity in processing.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be a misconfiguration in the document type settings in the SAP system, where the same document type is assigned to multiple categories that should be distinct.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Review Document Type Configuration:
  
  Go to the configuration settings for document types in SAP. This can typically be found in the following path:
  SPRO > Financial Accounting > General Ledger > Document Types >