How To Fix UCFI041 - Book value and incidental costs may not be negative

UCFI041 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: UCFI - Messages for Elim. of IU Profit/Loss

• Message number: 041

• Message text: Book value and incidental costs may not be negative

What causes this issue?

You entered a negative value for the book value and/or incidental
costs. This is not permitted.

System Response

Processing terminates

How to fix this error?

Enter positive values only for the book value and incidental costs.

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.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message UCFI041 - Book value and incidental costs may not be negative ?

  The SAP error message UCFI041, which states "Book value and incidental costs may not be negative," typically occurs in the context of asset accounting or financial transactions where the system is validating the values being entered for assets. This error indicates that the system has detected a negative value for either the book value of an asset or the incidental costs associated with it, which is not allowed.
  
  Cause:
  
  Negative Book Value: This can happen if there has been an incorrect posting or adjustment that results in a negative book value for an asset.
  Negative Incidental Costs: Similar to book value, if incidental costs (like maintenance costs, installation costs, etc.) are entered as negative values, the system will throw this error.
  Data Entry Errors: Manual entry mistakes where negative values are inadvertently inputted.
  Incorrect Configuration: In some cases, the configuration settings in the asset accounting module may not be set up correctly, leading to this