Error Message Encountered When Transferring Assets 'You Cannot Enter a Debit or Credit Amount For a Parent Account' (Doc ID 1540415.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 03, 2018

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Goal

 When attempting to do an asset transfer in the Asset Workbench using the following steps, an error is encountered:

1. Open the Asset workbench form and query an asset
2. Open the Assignments screen, e.g. Original Expense Account
3. Transfer the asset unit to another assignment, e.g. New Expense Account
4. The error occurs: You cannot enter a debit or credit amount for a parent account

Solution