How To Fix T0938 - Posting key & allows no posting to G/L accounts

T0938 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: T0 - General Treasury

• Message number: 938

• Message text: Posting key & allows no posting to G/L accounts

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message T0938 - Posting key & allows no posting to G/L accounts ?

  The SAP error message T0938 indicates that the posting key you are trying to use does not allow postings to General Ledger (G/L) accounts. This error typically arises during the posting process in financial transactions, such as when creating a journal entry or posting an invoice.
  
  Cause:
  The primary causes of this error can include:
  
  
  Incorrect Posting Key: The posting key being used is not configured to allow postings to G/L accounts. Each posting key in SAP has specific characteristics that define what types of accounts can be posted to.
  
  
  Account Type Restrictions: The G/L account you are trying to post to may not be compatible with the posting key. For example, some posting keys are designated for specific account types (like asset accounts, expense accounts, etc.).
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the SAP system that restrict the use of certain posting keys for G/L accounts.
  
  
  Document Type Restrictions: The document type being