G/L account must have field status group &; correct

What causes this issue?

If the proposed G/L account from the master record of the business
partner is changed, the entered G/L account must have the same field
status group as the proposed account.

System Response

The entered account is not allowed.

How to fix this error?

Enter another account or see to it that the field status group is
corrected in the proposed G/L account or in the entered G/L account.

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