How To Fix AO369 - Responsible profit center is required field - no assignment in cost ctr

AO369 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 369

• Message text: Responsible profit center is required field - no assignment in cost ctr

What causes this issue?

The profit center 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 profit
center.

System Response

You have to make the required entry for the profit center. 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 responsible profit center 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 profit center 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 AO369 - Responsible profit center is required field - no assignment in cost ctr ?

  The SAP error message AO369 indicates that a responsible profit center is required but has not been assigned in the cost center. This error typically occurs when you are trying to post a transaction that requires a profit center assignment, but the relevant cost center does not have a profit center assigned to it.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Profit Center Assignment: The cost center you are trying to use does not have a profit center assigned in the system.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues in the configuration of the controlling area or the cost center itself.
  Data Entry Errors: The transaction being processed may not have the necessary fields filled out correctly.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the AO369 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Cost Center Configuration:
  
  Go to the transaction code KS03 (Display Cost Center).
  Enter the cost center in question and check if a profit center is assigned to it. If not, you will need to assign a