How To Fix USMDZ3042 - &1 &2 Contra item &3 not created or not maintained

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: USMDZ3 - Nachrichtenklasse zum UI des User-Interfaces

• Message number: 042

• Message text: &1 &2 Contra item &3 not created or not maintained

What causes this issue?

Note the following when assigning a group account as a contra item: Both
the group account as well as the contra item need to be specified as
contra items of each other.

System Response

If this check is performed during the edition validation, you cannot
save the data. If this check is performed in single maintenance or in
the change request, this message is merely a warning and you can save
the data.

How to fix this error?

You entered a contra item for this group account. To offset this, you
need to enter the group account as a contra item for the account that is
assigned as the contra item.

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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