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Symptom

You want to deactivate the open item management indicator in transaction FS00. The message FH190 "Account balance = 0 but open items exist on the account" is displayed.

Environment

l Financial Accounting (FI) l SAP R/3 l SAP R/3 Enterprise 4.7 l SAP ERP Central Component l SAP ERP l SAP enhancement package for SAP ERP l SAP enhancement package for SAP ERP, version for SAP HANA

Reproducing the Issue

1. Go to transaction FS00. 2. Enter account number and company code. 3. Execute. 4. Select menu "G/L account". 5. Select "change" from the submenu. 6. Click on the control tab. 7. Under the section Account management in company code. You try to deselect the Open Item Management indicator. The message FH190 "

Account balance = 0 but open open items exist on the account" is displayed.

Resolution

To resolve this issue you have the following options:

1. SAP recommends that you create a new account with the open item management indicator correctly set and transfer the balance from the old account to the new account. Please see steps in KBA 1646466.

2. If the balance on the account is zero. You can follow the steps in note 606977. If anything was ever posted to this account, the message needs to be displayed.

3. Please also review note 175960 the deactivation of the Open Item Management can also be done with the RFSEPA03 (or your 'Z' version of the report). Please note that questions regarding the use of the reports will only be considered as SAP Remote Consultation, since the account change is a correction to an incorrect account control'.

See Also

Please also see notes: 175960 RFSEPA02/03 not supported as of Release 4.5A. 606977 G/L accts: Change open item management despite of postings. 436160 G/l accnts:switch off open item managemnt despite of postings. 1646466 FI postings throw error message.

 

Keywords

deactivate open item management, fs00, FH190,175960.

Header Data

Product

    1646957 - FI Transaction FS00 Deactivate Open Item Management throws message FH190 " Account balance = 0 but open open items exist on the account"

 

Version   2     Validity: 28.04.2015 - active   Language   English

Released On 28.04.2015 16:13:16

Release Status Released to Customer

Component FI-GL-GL-N Master Data

Priority Normal

Category Problem

References

This document refers to:

SAP Knowledge Base Articles

CSS SAP Notes

Product Product Version

SAP ERP All versions

SAP ERP Central Component All versions

SAP R/3 All versions

SAP R/3 Enterprise All versions

SAP enhancement package for SAP ERP All versions

SAP enhancement package for SAP ERP, version for SAP HANA All versions

1646466   FI postings throws error message FAGL_POST_SERVICE012 "Postings to G/L accounts with open item management are not permitted".

606977   G/L accts: Change open item management despite of postings

436160   G/l accnts:switch off open item managemnt despite open items

175960   RFSEPA02/03 not supported as of 4.5A What should I do?