Accrual Engine

Dear All;
i need help when posting the periodic Accrual run of the manual accrual;
the scenario is:
i transfer the vendor invoices to the accrual engine automatically via the report ACAC_DATA_TRANSFER_EXAMPLE & the Vendor invoices transferred successfully,
when i try to post the periodic accrual run the following error is appear although i configure the derivation rules for the target & start account .
Account determination could not derive field 'Target Account' for IAS / COSTSP / P / MMG / 31.03.2007 (No Data Available) (No Data Available)
Message no. ACE104
Diagnosis
The Accrual Engine account determination could not derive the field Target Account.
System Response
The following data was transferred to the account determination:
Accounting principle/accrual type/transaction/chart of accounts/date:
IAS / COSTSP / P / MMG / 31.03.2007
The following data was also transferred:
(No Data Available)
This data has the format defined in a specific DDIC structure. The name of this DDIC structure is in Customizing for the Accrual Engine in the activity "Make Settings for Components" (view V_TACECOMP): This is the content of the field "Source Fields".
(No Data Available)
This data is also in the format of a DDIC structure. The name of this DDIC structure is also in Customizing for the Accrual Engine in the activity "Define Customer Settings for Components" (view V_TACECOMPC): This is the content of the field Source "Fields".
the derivation rule that i configured is as follows:
Source Fields:
Transaction in Accrual Engine
Accrual Type
Accrual Object Category for Manual Accruals
Target Fields:
Start Account
Target account

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