Warning Message: This transaction has an Account Code error that cannot be resolved by approving again.

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When approving a requisition, users experience warning "This transaction has an Account Code error that cannot be resolved by approving again. Please contact your administrator to resolve the Account Code issue before this can be approved.

 

 

Cause of Warning Message

The customer has opted into:

  • The Budget Check/Validation function. A real-time visibility tool designed to help organizations monitor spending applied against every GL (FOAPAL) accounting string, designated on requisitions; OR
  • The community's Approval Process, is configured with the validate-account-code attribute.
    • Routing Flow: Requisitions that are submitted will route to the Approval Process at steps configured with the validate-account-code attribute, and to the delegated approvers assigned to action those requisitions.

AND

  • The approver's and/or the buyer's budget security is blocked, in Banner.
    • Note: It is possible the buyer's budget access changed (in Banner), after the requisition was submitted.

 

Resolution

  • Reach out to your Accounting team, to review the approver's and buyer's  budget access in Banner.