How To Fix AO342 - With change of cost center &3, business area changed from &1 to &2

AO342 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AO - Appropriation requests - Master data / Customizing

• Message number: 342

• Message text: With change of cost center &3, business area changed from &1 to &2

What causes this issue?

You entered cost center &V3&. The business area and the profit center
are adopted from the definition of the cost center.
Business area &V1&, which was the business area until now, is
overwritten by business area &V2&.

System Response

The system overwrites existing business area &V1&.

How to fix this error?

Check the cost center entry.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message AO342 - With change of cost center &3, business area changed from &1 to &2 ?

  The SAP error message AO342 indicates that there is a discrepancy in the cost center and business area assignment during a transaction. Specifically, it means that when you are trying to change the cost center, the associated business area is also changing, which is not allowed in certain contexts.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  You are attempting to change a cost center in a transaction (like a journal entry or an internal order) that is linked to a specific business area.
  The new cost center you are trying to assign is associated with a different business area than the one currently assigned to the transaction.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Verify Cost Center and Business Area Assignment:
  
  Check the master data for both the old and new cost centers to see which business areas they are assigned to.
  Ensure that the new cost center is in the same business area as the old