How To Fix WN017 - Consumer account group not permitted

WN017 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WN - Plant master data maintenance (integrated)

• Message number: 017

• Message text: Consumer account group not permitted

What causes this issue?

The account group is flagged for consumers and cannot be used within
the plant master.

System Response

INCLUDE ISR_STOP

How to fix this error?

Select an account group that is not defined for consumers.

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 WN017 - Consumer account group not permitted ?

  The SAP error message WN017: Consumer account group not permitted typically occurs when there is an attempt to create or process a consumer account that does not belong to an allowed account group. This error is often encountered in the context of SAP's Financial Accounting (FI) or Customer Relationship Management (CRM) modules, particularly when dealing with customer master data.
  
  Cause:
  
  Account Group Configuration: The account group assigned to the consumer account is not permitted for the transaction you are trying to perform. This could be due to restrictions set in the configuration of the account groups.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to create or modify accounts in the specified account group.
  Transaction Type Restrictions: Certain transaction types may have restrictions on which account groups can be used.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Account Group Settings:
  
  Go to the configuration settings for account groups in SAP (Transaction Code: OBD2 for customer account groups).
  Verify that the account