How To Fix VAL304 - The position has purchase value 0 (see long text)

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VAL - Treasury: Messages for General Valuation

• Message number: 304

• Message text: The position has purchase value 0 (see long text)

What causes this issue?

You wish to execute the valuation step 'amortization' for a position.
Units or nominals exist in the position but the acquisition value is 0.

System Response

You cannot carry out an amortization for a position where the
acquisition value is 0. The position is not valued.

How to fix this error?

Using the position list, check if, for this position, the components
show the correct values. If this is not the case, check the protocols
of the relevant transfer runs. Reverse these runs or the initialization
if applicable, and then execute the transfer runs again.

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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