SAP Note 19577 - AA629 Balance for transaction type group 10 negative

Symptom:

When you are settling an order or project with a negative balance to an asset (especially an asset under construction), error message AA629 "Balance for transaction type group xx negative" appears.

Cause and prerequisites

The default transaction type 115 for settlement from CO to assets belongs to transaction type group 10. Transaction type group 10 allows only positive fiscal year balances.
The balance of the transaction type group (from an accounting viewpoint) may be negative only when you settle to an asset under construction, which, in turn, has alredy been transfer-posted to a completed asset.
In all other cases, the error message can appear only through postings (not allowed by accounting) to orders/projects or the target asset.

Solution
If the target asset is a completed asset, please check the postings to the asset and, if necessary, cancel posting not allowed by accounting. If the target asset is an asset under construction, you can allow for a negative balance with the following adjustments in Customizing. In the process, however, transaction group type 10 should not be changed.

Solution up to Release 3.0:
Please set up a new transaction type group for the settlement of orders or projects to assets. To do so, copy transaction type group 10 to 11. In the new group, change the "FY Balance sign" from + to *. You can set up a new transaction type group with transaction SM30 (view maintenance) and View V_TABWG.
Then access asset accounting in the customizing system to maintain the transaction types. Choose Tools -> Customizing -> Configuration -> Accounting -> Asset Management. Transactions -> Transaction types.
Create a new transaction type 116. Enter the new transaction type group 11 and then set all the other parameters in the new transaction type exactly as they are in transaction type 115.
Save the new transaction type and then choose Goto -> Default. This brings up the screen for maintaining default transaction types.
Change the default transaction for "Acquisition from settlement of order" from 115 to 116.

Solution from Release 3.0 onward:
From Release 3.0 onward, transaction type 116 and transaction type group 11 are delivered as part of Standard. All you need do is change default transaction type for "Acquisition from settlement of order" from 115 to 116.

Additional key words

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