How To Fix 61824 - Plants &1 and &2 are assigned to different controlling areas

61824 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 61 - Fehlermeldungen fuer Bedarfsplanung

• Message number: 824

• Message text: Plants &1 and &2 are assigned to different controlling areas

What causes this issue?

You can only carry out this process within a controlling area.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 61824 - Plants &1 and &2 are assigned to different controlling areas ?

  The SAP error message 61824 indicates that there is a mismatch in the controlling areas assigned to two different plants in a transaction. This typically occurs when you are trying to perform a transaction that involves multiple plants, but those plants are assigned to different controlling areas in the system.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  You are attempting to execute a transaction (like a goods movement, production order, or cost center assignment) that involves two plants.
  The plants involved are assigned to different controlling areas, which is not allowed in certain transactions that require consistency in controlling area assignments.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Plant Assignments:
  
  Go to the transaction code OX10 (or SPRO -> Enterprise Structure -> Definition -> Logistics - General -> Define, copy, delete, check plant).
  Verify the controlling area assigned to each plant involved in the transaction.
  
  
  
  Reassign Plants:
  
  If necessary, you may need to reassign one of the plants