Bank account number length Error: AR212

[Former Member]

Hi All,

I need to update a bank account number in vendor master (FK02). Reducing the number of digits from 10 to 08 digits, but every time I do it I got the error message:

Bank account number or bank number are not of valid length - AR212.

I already made changes in transaction OY17 changing some country specific  checks, try changing the "checking rule" and "bank account number length also. but I still get the same error message.

Does anybody has an idea what the problem can be?

I already delete the bank account and try to recreate it, also did the same creating a new house bank, but also get the same error message.

Thank you so much for any help.

Deepu K James.

[sanilbhandari · Accepted solution]

Hi

For which country you are trying to change the rules in OY17? Have you changed the field length for the bank account as well as made sure that the checking rules are not checked in the "Further Checks" checkboxes in the same screen.

There are also some country specific checks which are controlled outside this configuration and you need to implement OSS notes to change them, specially, if you are doing for countries in South America like Brazil and Mexico. Please advise on your countries.

Regards

Sanil Bhandari

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Sanil,

Thank You for you response.

I'm doing changes for the country Netherlands(NL). The default length was 10 and the rule was 4 "Length to be kept to exactly, numerical, without gaps". first i tried changing the rule to 2 "Maximum value length, numerical, without gaps" and changing the length to 8. which is my account number length.but both cases i'm getting the same error.

Thank you.

Deepu K James.

[sanilbhandari · Accepted solution]

Hi

Do you really want to change the bank length for Netherlands, since the IBAN generation in your DMEE file might get impacted. Refer OSS Note 1012293.

In case, you do make sure that the below check box is not maintained in your OY17 configuration

Regards

Sanil Bhandari

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Sanil,

I'm also thinking about uncheck the Bank Data check box. Currently it's Checked. But dose this will impact any where else.

PS:The IBAN number is manually maintained for this specific bank. The auto generated one by the system is overwritten.

Thank You for your response.

Deepu K James.

[sanilbhandari · Accepted solution]

Hi Deepu

If you leave the bank field as 10 only in OY11 and convert the error message to warning in OBMSG.

The check box calls up standard check for Bank Account No and field length for each country. I have a production system for 140 countries+ and we have unchecked it for 99% of the countries. I do not see any impact of unchecking the box. In case, you want to make it checked, than convert the error message to warning and leave the bank length as 10 which is as per standard SAP. This will help you to specify the bank account with 8 digits as well. You can try in your test system to check the same. Specifically check the DMEE outputs and payment programs and get the files validated by your bank from your test system after you make the change.

regards

Sanil Bhandari

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Sanil,

Thank you very much for your respones.

Deepu K James.