Mass Allocation Formula Validation Error: Line A: You Cannot Loop On a Detail Segment Value; Use Parent Value To Loop (Doc ID 2575638.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 23, 2020

Applies to:

Symptoms

Mass Allocation shows the following error messages:

ERROR
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Line A: You cannot loop on a detail segment value; use parent value to loop
Target Line: You cannot loop on a detail segment value; use parent value to loop
Offset Line: You cannot loop on a detail segment value; use parent value to loop

STEPS
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The issue can be reproduced at will with the following steps:
1. (N) GL Responsibility > Journals > AutoAllocation > Workbench
2. Query the desired allocation set.
3. Click (B) MassAllocation.
4. Click (B) Formula to create formula. Click (B) Validate All.
5. Formula validation results in error.

BUSINESS IMPACT
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The issue has the following business impact:
Due to this issue, users cannot execute Mass Allocation.

Changes

New parent value 2222 was created.

Cause