Solve SAP error M8147 account determination for entry not possible

During a goods receipt creation at the end of the procurement lifecycle management, it might happen that the account determination is not possible for given entry.


Solve goods receipt error M8147

During a goods receipt creation at the end of the procurement lifecycle management, it might happen that the account determination is not possible for given entry.

This error, part of the  plan buy pay process   in the operation procurement operations can easily be solved with the maintenance of accounting configuration. See below a full walk-through to solve this SAP error.

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1- Open the Specify account determination transaction

Open the SPRO customizing transaction, and navigate to valuation and account assignment > account determination > specify account determination for SAP materials management.

There, you will see different account determination per transaction. This is not yet the screen where we are able to perform the necessary configuration.

Open a specific chart of accounts, and enter the chart of accounts for which the account determination is not possible.

To find out the chart of accounts to use, refer to the error message that has been previously generated, as the chart of account to update is displayed in the error message.

2- Configure accounting maintenance automatic posts

Once the right chart of accounts has been opened, you are now able to add a new line in the table.

Enter the correct valuation category, and the other required information for account determination before pressing save.

Then, proceed with saving the newly created entry. A prompt for customizing request will be displayed, as usual with SAP customizing.

After that, your account determination should be complete, and you can continue to  create a purchase order   or other  SAP Materials Management   operations.

Frequently Asked Questions

How to effectively solve error SAP M8147?
In order to solve such an error, you need to open the “Specify an account” transaction and set up automatic accounting posts. After that, you can proceed to create a purchase order or another SAP Materials Management activity.
How can you fix the M8147 error related to account determination in SAP?
Fixing error M8147 involves checking and correcting the account determination settings in the financial accounting module.

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