How To Fix AO347 - Requesting business area a required field - cost ctr has no business area

AO347 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 347

• Message text: Requesting business area a required field - cost ctr has no business area

What causes this issue?

The business area is a required field according to the field selection
of the appropriation request.
You chose cost center &V1&, which is <ZH>not assigned</> to a business
area.

System Response

You have to make the required entry for the business area. You cannot
enter cost center &V1&.

How to fix this error?

Do one of the following:
Use a different cost center.
The profit center and the business area are automatically adopted from
the cost center.
If the profit center or business area are required fields, then you can
only choose cost centers in which this data has been entered.
Change the control for the requesting business area field so that it is
not a required field.
Note:
When the business area is adopted from the cost center, it does not
necessarily make sense to make both fields required entry fields.
Assign the business area for cost center &V1& in the master record of
the cost center.

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 AO347 - Requesting business area a required field - cost ctr has no business area ?

  The SAP error message AO347 indicates that there is a problem with the configuration of the cost center in relation to the business area. Specifically, it means that a required field (the business area) is missing for the cost center you are trying to use in your transaction. Here’s a breakdown of the cause, solution, and related information for this error:
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Business Area Assignment: The cost center you are trying to use does not have a business area assigned to it. In SAP, business areas are used for internal reporting and can be required for certain transactions.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the controlling (CO) module that require a business area for cost centers, but the cost center in question has not been set up correctly.
  Transaction Context: The transaction you are trying to execute may require a business area to be specified, and the cost center you are