How To Fix /BGLOCS/MC01151 - The selected companies must have same CoA

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /BGLOCS/MC01 -

• Message number: 151

• Message text: The selected companies must have same CoA

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /BGLOCS/MC01151 - The selected companies must have same CoA ?

  The SAP error message /BGLOCS/MC01151 indicates that there is a mismatch in the Chart of Accounts (CoA) for the selected companies in a transaction or report. This error typically occurs when you are trying to perform a financial operation that involves multiple company codes that do not share the same Chart of Accounts.
  
  Cause:
  
  Different Chart of Accounts: The selected company codes are configured with different Charts of Accounts. In SAP, each company code can be assigned a different CoA, and operations involving multiple company codes require them to share the same CoA.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be a configuration issue where the company codes were not set up correctly to use the same CoA.
  Transaction Type: The type of transaction you are trying to execute may require all involved company codes to have the same CoA.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Company Code Configuration:
  
  Go to the transaction code OBY6 (or SPRO -> Financial Accounting -> General Ledger Accounting