How To Fix UCF6068 - Equity method posting: Scope &3: Neg. investment BV has wrong item type

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: UCF6 - Messages for Consolidation of Investments

• Message number: 068

• Message text: Equity method posting: Scope &3: Neg. investment BV has wrong item type

What causes this issue?

The item and the offsetting item for the negative investment book value
(which you specify under "Equity Method Posting" in the detail screen
for the scope of reported data) must have one of the following
combinations of <DS:GLOS.615F0191A481D511B1250008C784EFB1>item types
</>:
Both items must have item type "Balance Sheet".
Both items must have item type "Statistical: Balance".
The item for the negative investment book value must have the item type
"Balance Sheet" and its offsetting item must have the item type "Income
Statement".
You specified items &V1& and &v2& for scope &V3&, but they do not fit
into the mentioned combinations.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Either change the item types of items &V1& and/or &V2&, or do not use
these items.

Procedure for System Administrators

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