How To Fix AO372 - Responsible business area is required field - enter business area

AO372 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 372

• Message text: Responsible business area is required field - enter business area

What causes this issue?

The business area is a required field according to the field selection
of the appropriation request.

System Response

You have to make the required entry for the business area.

How to fix this error?

Do one of the following:
Enter a business area. Use the entry help for assistance.
Enter the responsible 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.

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 AO372 - Responsible business area is required field - enter business area ?

  The SAP error message AO372 indicates that a required field, specifically the "Responsible Business Area," is missing in the transaction you are trying to execute. This error typically occurs in the context of asset accounting or when dealing with financial transactions that require a business area to be specified.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Business Area: The most common cause of this error is that the business area field is not filled in the relevant transaction or document.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the SAP system that require a business area to be specified for certain transactions, and these settings may not be aligned with the current transaction.
  Data Entry Error: The user may have overlooked entering the business area or may have entered it incorrectly.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Enter Business Area: Go back to the transaction where the error occurred and ensure that the "Responsible Business Area" field is filled in correctly. This field is usually a