How To Fix AA917 - Business area & in order & is not an asset business area & (Correct)

AA917 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AA - Messages for Asset Accounting

• Message number: 917

• Message text: Business area & in order & is not an asset business area & (Correct)

What causes this issue?

Business area &V1& in order &V2& does not correspond to business area
&V3&. The business areas have to be identical, since business area
posting is active in the 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?

a. Enter another order
or
b. Correct either the business area in the order or the one in the
asset.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

AA917 - Details

• The SAP error message AA917 indicates that there is a mismatch between the business area specified in the transaction and the business area associated with the asset. This typically occurs in the Asset Accounting (FI-AA) module when trying to post a transaction related to an asset that is not assigned to the specified business area.
  
  Cause:
  
  Business Area Mismatch: The business area specified in the transaction does not match the business area assigned to the asset in the asset master record.
  Incorrect Configuration: The asset may not be configured correctly in terms of its business area assignment.
  Transaction Error: The user may have mistakenly entered the wrong business area in the transaction.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Asset Master Record:
  
  Go to the Asset Master Record (Transaction code: AS03) and check the business area assigned to the asset.
  Ensure that the business area in the asset master matches the business area you are trying to use in your transaction.
  
  
  
  Correct the Business