How To Fix 9J642 - Plant and controlling area must be in the same company code

9J642 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 9J -

• Message number: 642

• Message text: Plant and controlling area must be in the same company code

What causes this issue?

Plant &V1& has been created in company code &V2& and cost center &V3& in
company code &V4&. However, both must be in the same company code.

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?

Change the plant or the cost center so that the comapny codes are the
same.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 9J642 - Plant and controlling area must be in the same company code ?

  The SAP error message 9J642 indicates that there is a mismatch between the plant and the controlling area in relation to the company code. This error typically arises when you are trying to perform a transaction that requires the plant and controlling area to be associated with the same company code, but they are not.
  
  Cause:
  
  Configuration Issue: The plant and controlling area are set up in different company codes in the system.
  Data Entry Error: Incorrect data entry when creating or modifying master data (like cost centers, internal orders, etc.) that links the plant and controlling area.
  Master Data Setup: The plant may not be assigned to the same company code as the controlling area in the configuration settings.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Plant and Controlling Area Assignment:
  
  Go to the transaction code OX19 (for plants) and OKKP (for controlling areas).
  Verify that the plant is assigned to the same company