How To Fix 1F045 - New root account &1 &2 is subordinate account in source hierarchy

1F045 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 1F - BKK: Beziehungen

• Message number: 045

• Message text: New root account &1 &2 is subordinate account in source hierarchy

What causes this issue?

The root account may not exist in the source hierarchy as a subordinate
account, because otherwise after copying the source, the account would
exist twice in the new hierarchy - once as the root account and once as
a copied subordinate account.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

1F045 - Details

• The SAP error message 1F045 indicates that a new root account is being created, but it is being recognized as a subordinate account in the source hierarchy. This typically occurs in the context of financial accounting or controlling when dealing with account hierarchies in SAP.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when you attempt to create a new root account that is already defined as a subordinate account in an existing hierarchy. In SAP, account hierarchies are structured in a way that defines parent-child relationships among accounts. A root account should not have any parent accounts, while subordinate accounts are dependent on a parent account.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check the Hierarchy Structure:
  
  Review the existing account hierarchy to ensure that the account you are trying to create as a root account is not already defined as a subordinate account. You can do this by navigating to the account hierarchy settings