How To Fix APPL_MM_COMP_WFL011 - The person responsible for the profit center &1 could not be determined.

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: APPL_MM_COMP_WFL - Message class for workflow notifications

• Message number: 011

• Message text: The person responsible for the profit center &1 could not be determined.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message APPL_MM_COMP_WFL011 - The person responsible for the profit center &1 could not be determined. ?

  The SAP error message APPL_MM_COMP_WFL011 indicates that the system is unable to determine the person responsible for a specific profit center. This can occur in various scenarios, such as when processing purchase orders, invoices, or other financial transactions that involve profit centers.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Master Data: The most common cause is that the master data for the profit center is incomplete. Specifically, the responsible person (or contact) for the profit center has not been defined in the system.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the profit center accounting settings that prevent the system from identifying the responsible person.
  Authorization Issues: Sometimes, the user may not have the necessary authorizations to view or access the responsible person data for the profit center.
  Data Inconsistencies: There could be inconsistencies or errors in the data related to the profit center or the responsible person.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Profit Center Master Data:
  
  Go to the transaction code KE52 (Change Profit Center)