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Symptom
The validation of Formatted IDs in message type Project Cost Estimate Request is to strict.
Other terms
Maintain Project Cost Estimate and Financial Accounting View of Project, FIA_MAINTAIN_PCE_FAVOP_PAI, MAINTAIN_PROJECT_COST_ESTIMATE
Reason and Prerequisites
Program error
Solution
Implement attached corrections

Symptom
You process a file in ECS Direct Input where some amounts contain invalid values. The system, however, recognizes them as zero values because they contain only comma (,) or dot (.) which for themselves are valid for amount fields, but occur more than one time in the amount field and follow [...]

Symptom
You process ECS Direct Input with an ECS environment where the indicator ‘LE Rate Type’ is set (= legal entity dependent rate type). The file contains transactions in a currency which is the same as the local currency of the company code. The line items carry amounts in transaction currency only triggering [...]

Symptom
You start ECS Direct Input with a file carrying invalid amounts where all characters are valid but partly occur more than the allowed number of occurrences (for example ‘50–0′ where ‘-’ is a valid debit/credit sign but occurs two times). In this case, the system translates the amount just taking into [...]

Symptom
During procurement process, it can happen that a Supplier Invoice results in a BTM Task in Accounting. The title of the task is
“Locking not possible; object locked by ***”, whereas *** is the user name which just posted the supplier invoice.
This can happen when the supplier invoice completes the procurement process for that Purchase [...]

Symptom
After the transport of configuration changes in IMG activity ‘Define auto correction strategies’, the programs of the stratgies’ steps are not automatically generated or only generated in client 000 of the target systems although the post-import methods have been executed successfully in every client.
Other terms
G/L enhancements, GLENH, Suspense Accounting, Error Correction, ECS, [...]

Symptom
When trying to initiate a manual Recurring Journal Entry Voucher Run via Closing Cockpit, the selection screen of the run remains empty and no input is possible.
Other terms
Recurring Journal Entry Voucher, MDRO, RAER, Recurring Accounting Entry Run, Closing Cockpit.
Reason and Prerequisites
FP2.0 SP0 only.
Solution
Please apply the Hotfix no. 18278.

Symptom
DFV Run comparing BO Pairs 8 ./. 6 (AccountingNotification ./. AccountingDocument) issues differences in the Accounting Business Transaction Date if the source document is Sales Order (114), Service Order (117) or Service Confirmation (115).
Other terms
DFV, Data Flow Verification, Health Check, Accounting Notification, Journal Entry, Accounting Business Transaction Date, Sales Order, Service Order, [...]

Symptom
You want to post a negative posting in the AC interface as described in Note 300632. Even though none of the criteria mentioned under the section “EC-CS” of Note 309208 is fulfilled, the application EC-CS rejects the negative posting so that you can only post a reversal document in accordance with the [...]

Symptom
Corrections in the ECS workplace carried out for the field Project Account Assignment (PROJK) do not update the correction values of the ECS item and are not transferred into the FI document (correction document).
Other terms
G/L enhancements, GLENH, Error Correction, Suspense Accounting, ECS, ECS workplace, Project Account Assignment, PROJK, PS_PSP_PNR, Correction Document
Reason and [...]