Profit center in Cost center master data

[Former Member]

dear sap expert,

I have cost center (1100) with validity period 01.07.2010 to 31.12.9999.

and a profit center (1000) with validity period 01.07.2010 to 31.12.9999.

User want to extend the cost center from 19.08.1982.

First, I change the validity period of the profit center so it became 19.08.1982 to 31.12.9999 .

But when I create cost center 1100 again (KS01) with different period which is : 19.08.1982 to 30.06.2010, system give an error message " Changing profit center from to 1000 is not permitted " when I fill up profit center field (which is 1000).

Can you help how do I deal with this error?

regards

[Former Member]

tks a lot

[ajaycwa1981]

Hi Anu

Did you activate your Profit Center after extending its time period

Go to Ke52 and check if it is having ACTIVE status.. If not, click on the "candle" icon and activate it

Regards

Ajay M

[Former Member]

Yes, I already activate it.

Fyi, profit center that i used is profit center in FI not CO.

Regards

[ajaycwa1981]

Hi Anu

Can you give detail message of this error with Msg No and Analysis

Regards

Ajay M

[Former Member]

Changing profit center from to 1000 is not permitted

Message no. FAGL_ORG_UNITS011

Diagnosis

You want to change the profit center from to 1000. However, this is not permitted because transaction data either already exists for the account assignment object or could exist at the time when the change takes effect in the system. Changing the profit center in this instance can lead to inconsistencies in FI.

Examples:

1. There are costs on a cost center (WBS element) to which profit center A is assigned. If the profit center in the cost center master record were now changed to B and the costs then distributed to other cost centers, the currently assigned profit center - that is, profit center B - would be credited. Profit center A, however, would still have a debit posting.

2. There are not yet any costs on a cost center to which profit center A is assigned. For this cost center, an additional time slice needs to be created for a future period with profit center B. However, there is always a chance that transaction data continues to be entered in the cost center until the time when postings can be made to the affected period. This can lead to similar inconsistencies as those described in point 1.

System Response

The action is terminated.

Procedure

If you want the change in profit center to be possible, you can convert this error message into a warning message. You do this in the IMG activity Change Message Control (work area FAGL_ORG_UNITS, message number 011).

[Former Member]

Fyi, this client is clean ( no transaction has been entered yet..)

[ajaycwa1981]

Hi Anu

You can ignore this error message

Go to OBA5 - Enter FAGL_PRG_UNITS as the work area and press enter

Change the message to W.. By Default it is E

Regards

Ajay M