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Open Item Manage change causing translation splitting error

Former Member
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Hello,   We are on ECC6.0 EHP4.  We utilize new GL and splitting.

We have GL accounts that we have changed the OIM flag from off to on (or vice versa).   Some of these accounts are running translation (FAGL_FC_TRANS).

We are getting a document splitting error.  This is because these documents/postings are not in the related FAGL table because they were created before/without the OIM flag.   Now that OIM flag is turned on, FX is looking for these documents and cannot find them.

I found note 175960 related to RFSEPA02 and RFSEPA03.   But these are not supported in 6.0.   I also found suggestion to FAGL_ACTIVATE_OP.  But notes state that "SAP does not support this process".

Is there a way to update the FAGL tables and fields properly after the Open Item Managed flag has been turned on or off?

Many thanks

Cheryl

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gaurav_agarwal01
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HI Cheryl,

Please note that SAP supports FAGL_ACTIVATE_OP. It does not support RFSEPA02 anymore. It has become obsolete.

Now what you are facing is an inconsistency issue. But I am afraid that only SAP is authorised to correct such errors and customers cannot correct this error at their end.

Also, Please note that switching on OIM in customising is an incorrect way. The correct way of doing it is only through report FAGL_ACTIVATE_OP as it takes care of all the documents posted before OIM. As you had not used this report, the documents posted earlier are inconsistent.

Kind Regards,

Gaurav

Former Member
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Hi Gaurav

Any idea on how can we switch off the open item management tick from GL account which already have some postings both open and cleared.

Based on the above sap note 175960, I had made the copy of RFSEPA03 to ZFSEPA03 in the test system and executed this report. It changed the existing open item to line item display but the cleared item still has the indicator for cleared. Now, if I reverse the clearing document then it shows the open item indicator for these documents and these cannot be cleared anymore as i have switched off the OI managed tick.

Thus, now I have all types of items in the GL account, open, clear and only line display.

Is it advisable to use this approach or the only best possible solution is to make a new GL account, transfer the postings and block the old gl account.

Regards

Nikhil

former_member198032
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Hi,

Maybe this error message arises with the application of note 606977.

If the balance of the account is zero, you may proceed to OBA5 to change

the error message to a warning as per note 606977. The message error

FH190 prevents users switching off flag "open item management" when

open items already exist.

If anything was ever posted to this account, the message needs to be

displayed.

You can check these links too:

http://scn.sap.com/thread/1824881

http://scn.sap.com/thread/1281734

Regards,

Cristiano

Former Member
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Hi Cheryl

I have similar issue. Where you able to solve your issue? if yes, then what are the steps you followed for deactivation of open item management.

Thanks in advance for your response.

Regards

Nikhil

Former Member
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Hi Nikhil - unfortunately I was not able to find any way to correct this. 

Everything I've read and responses from friends/consultants is that you should never change the OIM flag.  Unfortunately we already have accounts where we changed the flag and have before and after postings (causing the splitting error).  

We actually had to clear the balances in those accounts and create new accounts with (or without) the flag set as appropriate.   We then had to repost all documents into the new accounts.  Then we blocked the accounts that we had changed.

It was a painful but was the cleanest way to correct the error.

FYI - we have run into a similar issue with the BILC (balance in local currency only) flag.    In this case, if you have an account with BILC set, valuation will never consider that GL account for revaluation.   We didn't get an error - SAP will just never revaluate the account.   This is because (in ECC6 at least) we have told SAP "this account will always be posted in local currency".   Therefore, SAP skips it - even though it will allow you to post in another currency.

With the BILC flag - you can do a simple GL to clear the balances, uncheck the flag and then reverse the GL posting in FB08.   CAUTION - If you do this, all the postings made before the flag was changed will still not be revaluated.  

What we did to correct this.    Reversed all the postings using FB08.   This caused the balance to be zero.   Changed the flag (turned it OFF).   The reversed the reversal postings - using FB08 again.   This caused the documents to refresh/repost with the flag off and update the appropriate tables.   Reval (FAGL_FC_VALUATION) now will consider these documents.

Hope this information helps.  

Regards,

Cheryl

Former Member
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Hi Cheryl

Thanks for the reply. The information is very useful.

Also, can you please let me know in case you tried the option of ZFSEPA03?

I have a open a new thread for my query you can giv your reponse in that query.

http://scn.sap.com/message/13482724

Thanks & Regards

Nikhil

Message was edited by: Nikhil Kothari