How To Fix AO371 - Responsible business area is required field - no assignment in cost ctr

AO371 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 371

• Message text: Responsible business area is required field - no assignment in cost ctr

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 responsible 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 AO371 - Responsible business area is required field - no assignment in cost ctr ?

  The SAP error message AO371 ("Responsible business area is required field - no assignment in cost center") typically occurs when you are trying to post a transaction that requires a responsible business area, but the cost center you are using does not have an assignment to a business area. This is common in financial postings, especially in asset accounting or controlling modules.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Assignment: The cost center you are using in your transaction does not have a business area assigned to it.
  
  Configuration Issues: The configuration in the system may not have been set up correctly to link cost centers with business areas.
  Data Entry Error: There may be a mistake in the data entry where the cost center is not correctly specified.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Cost Center Assignment:
  
  Go to the transaction code KS03 (Display Cost Center) in SAP.
  Enter the cost center and the controlling area.
  Check if the business area is assigned to the cost center.