SAP Message AY178 - Settlement profile & does not allow settlement using equivalence numbers

Diagnosis
Settlement profile &v1& does not allow settlement using equivalencenumbers. This settlement profile is assigned to the settlement rule ofthe sender object.

System Response
You cannot create any assets using the selected function, since thesettlement rule of the sender object does not allow distribution ruleswith settlement using equivalence numbers to be generated.

Procedure
Do one of the following:
Create the desired assets from the Asset Accounting menu, and enterthem manually in the settlement rule.
Change settlement profile &v1& to allow settlement using equivalencenumbers, or use a different settlement profile that allows settlementusing equivalence numbers.