How To Fix /SAPPCE/01033 - Select only one account assignment type: project or cost center or order

/SAPPCE/01033 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPPCE/01 -

• Message number: 033

• Message text: Select only one account assignment type: project or cost center or order

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SAPPCE/01033 - Select only one account assignment type: project or cost center or order ?

  The SAP error message /SAPPCE/01033 indicates that there is a conflict in the account assignment types being used in a transaction. Specifically, it means that the system has detected multiple account assignment types (such as project, cost center, or order) being selected simultaneously, which is not allowed.
  
  Cause:
  This error typically occurs in scenarios where:
  
  You are trying to post a transaction that requires a specific account assignment type, but you have selected more than one type (e.g., both a project and a cost center).
  The configuration of the system or the transaction being executed does not allow for multiple account assignments to be used together.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Review Account Assignments: Check the account assignment fields in your transaction. Ensure that you are only selecting one type of account assignment (either project, cost center, or order) and not mixing them.
  
  
  Adjust Transaction Data: If you have inadvertently selected multiple