Cash Journal table values TCJ_MAX_AMOUNT amount limit not working

Hi Experts,
I have setup cash journal modules in SAP, client has the requirement that upto certian limit user should process payment from cash journal e.g. USD 500
I have setup below entries in table TCJ_MAX_AMOUNT but noticed that user can still process payment above USD 500
Company Code: 0011
Currency: USD
Valid From: 01.01.2011
Amount: 500
Looking for assistance
Thanks

Dear Sanil,
I tried earlier below validation but found that this works only when document posting level. But I am looking for solution at save level in cash journal
Prerequisite
SYS-TCODE = "FBCJ" AND BSEG-SHKZG = "S"
Check
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any other options?
B/R
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<colspec colnum = "2" colname = "2" colwidth = "1.852in" colsep = "0"/>
<colspec colnum = "3" colname = "3" colwidth = "1.179in" colsep = "0"/>
<colspec colnum = "4" colname = "4" colwidth = "2.152in" colsep = "0"/>
goes to this on Open then Save:
<table frame = "topbot" colsep = "0" rowsep = "1">
<tgroup cols = "4" colsep = "0" rowsep = "1" outputclass = "FormatB">
<colspec colnum = "1" colname = "1" colwidth = "1.351in" colsep = "0"/>
<colspec colnum = "2" colname = "2" colwidth = "1.393in" colsep = "0"/>
<colspec colnum = "3" colname = "3" colwidth = "0.887in" colsep = "0"/>
<colspec colnum = "4" colname = "4" colwidth = "1.618in" colsep = "0"/>
Any help at all would be appreciated!
We have 8,000 to 10,000 pages to PDF in the next few days and about 33% of those pages are messed up tables!
Message was edited by: borealforest

Hi...
Unfortunately, I don't have any insight into the default DITA table handling in FM10 or FM11 .. so can't give you the answer you're looking for. Since both FM10 and FM11 offer ExtendScript, you could write a script (or have one written) that processes all of your files to reset the table widths. Or, perhaps the best short term solution may be to reinstall FM9 to get the job done, then spend more time later to figure out a better solution.
One alternative would be for you to use DITA-FMx, which supports the table/@pgwide attribute for controlling which tables span the page and which don't. Since your tables probably don't make use of this attribute, it won't help in the near term, but might make sense going forward.
Cheers,
Scott Prentice
Leximation, Inc.
www.leximation.com

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