We are using v15.30.0 (version-15). We been using ERPNext for many years, and suddenly we found during a reconciliation that one of the transaction has got posted to a Group Account in the Chart of accounts. Usually, we see an error when you try to post to a group account. I have no idea how the transaction value has got posted from the Delivery Note.
Now I’m unable to delete the transaction (to correct the posting). It gives me the standard error saying, “…Group Account and group accounts cannot be used in transactions”.
Below you can see the Chart of Accounts, the posting should be to account 5171 but has got posted to the group account 5170.
The next image GL shows the posting.
Does anyone know how I can correct this accounting error. (BTW I cant correct it by a Journal Entry also, as it says 5170 is a group account …
Hi, this happens when your account is in non group and then you have done a transaction and after few days you move that account from non group to group. And then looking at the previous transaction, this happens.
Hi Shiv,
Thanks for the reply. This particular expense account has not been edited / changed in over 2 years (see image below). However, the GL entry (which has gone through a delivery note) happened about a month ago.
Can there be any other reason to do this?
Do you know any way I can transfer the transaction value to a different account (5171) ?
There is only one transaction that has got posted to this group account from the beginning. That is the delivery note mentioned above. However, now it doesn’t allow me to cancel the delivery note, as it says 5170 is a group account. Any workaround?
Hi,
I still haven’t been able to sort this problem. Any help is really appreciated.
Is there some way I can at least change these CoA number ended in the transaction to the correct one from the backend?
