How To Fix UCD1057 - Direction indicator for elimination of investment income is blank

UCD1057 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: UCD1 - Messages for Document and Breakdown Check

• Message number: 057

• Message text: Direction indicator for elimination of investment income is blank

What causes this issue?

When posting with a document type for elimination of investment income,
the <DS:DE.UC_DIDIVINCEL>direction indicator</> needs to be selected for
elimination of investment income. This is not the case.

System Response

The data record cannot be processed.

How to fix this error?

If this data record was generated by a
<DS:GLOS.1DF24F84C681D511B1250008C784EFB1>reclassification</>, the error
may have been caused by invalid settings in the reclassification method.
In this case, go to the reclassification method and make sure that a
direction indicator is specified for the target.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message UCD1057 - Direction indicator for elimination of investment income is blank ?

  The SAP error message UCD1057, which states "Direction indicator for elimination of investment income is blank," typically occurs in the context of financial consolidation processes, particularly when dealing with intercompany transactions and investment income elimination.
  
  Cause:
  This error usually arises when the system expects a direction indicator (which specifies whether the investment income should be eliminated or not) to be defined for a particular entry, but it is missing or not properly configured. The direction indicator is crucial for determining how investment income should be treated during the consolidation process.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Ensure that the configuration for the direction indicator is correctly set up in the system. This can usually be found in the settings related to consolidation or intercompany transactions.
  Navigate to the relevant configuration settings in SAP (e.g., in the SAP Financial Consolidation module) and verify that the direction indicators for investment income elimination are