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  • Product: Digita Corporation Tax
  • Subject: Documents

Error: Generic dimension member (bus:Director/Company Secretary) has no associated name or description item in Corporation Tax

Scenario

You may get the following error message when you try to file with Corporation Tax.
Error message
Generic dimension member (bus:Director/Company Secretary) has no associated name or description item

Causes

This error message can be caused by either or both of the following:
  • An older template assigned to the client in
    Accounts Production Advanced
     (or
    Accounts Production
    , if you use this application).
  • The report not being one of default reports in
    Accounts Production Advanced
     (or
    Accounts Production
    , if you use this application).
We recommend that you try the following 2 solutions in order.

Solution 1: Check and update the template

  1. In
    Accounts Production Advanced
     or
    Accounts Production
    , select
    Financial Period Templates
    , then
    Template Manager
    .
  2. In the Template Manager table, select the
    UK FRS 102
     section.
    note
    This will show a
    Practice UK FRS 102 Master
     subsection. Check that the client and financial period you are trying to file is included in this list. 
  3. Check that the number in the Version column of this
    UK FRS 102
     section is the same number as the most recent version of UK FRS 102.
  4. If you do not find the latest version of
    UK FRS 102
     in the Template Manager list:
    1. Select
      Tools
      , then
      Content Downloads
       to add it.
    2. Open the client and select
      Update
      .

Solution 2: Check the report used is a default report

  1. Open the client in
    Accounts Production Advanced
     (or
    Accounts Production
     if you're using that application).
  2. Select the
    Reports
     tab.
  3. Check that you are using one of the following default reports from the Reports List:
    • FRS 102 Consolidated Financial Statements.
    • FRS 102 Dormant Financial Statements.
    • FRS 102 Financial Statements.
    • FRS 102 Section 1A  – bridged Financial Statements.
    • FRS 102 Section 1A – Small Entities.
  4. If you're not using one of the default reports, take the followings steps:
    1. Open the default report that's an equivalent to the report you are using.
    2. Go to the
      Related Party Transactions
       note.
    3. Right-click on the tables in the note and select
      Go To XML
       from the context menu.
    4. Copy all the XML, then close the report.
    5. Open the non-default report you're using, right-click on the tables in the
      Related Party Transactions
       note, and select
      Go to XML
      .
    6. Delete the existing XML, then paste the XML that you copied from the default report.
      note
      Once all tables in the
      Related Party Transactions
       note have the latest XML code you should be able to file without getting this error.