How To Fix C2387 - Business area required to release order &1

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: C2 - Other messages production orders

• Message number: 387

• Message text: Business area required to release order &1

What causes this issue?

In company code &V2& of order &V1& either business area financial
statements are required or document splitting is active and the business
area is defined as a mandatory field. This setting determines that the
business area must be maintained in the order header to be able to
release the order or individual operations.

System Response

Release is rejected.

How to fix this error?

Enter a business area in the order header. To avoid this problem in
future, check whether a business area is allocated for the division of
the finished material and the valuation area of the production plant.
For orders without a finished material this allocation is evaluated with
an empty division.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message C2387 - Business area required to release order &1 ?

  The SAP error message C2387, "Business area required to release order &1," typically occurs when you are trying to release a purchase order or a production order that is missing a required business area. This error is related to the configuration of the order and the business area settings in your SAP system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Business Area: The order you are trying to release does not have a business area assigned to it. Business areas are used in financial accounting to represent different segments of a business.
  
  Configuration Issues: The configuration settings in the SAP system may not be set up correctly to allow for the assignment of business areas to orders.
  Master Data Issues: The master data for the materials or vendors involved in the order may not have the necessary business area information.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Assign Business Area:
  
  Go to the order in question (e.g., purchase order or production order).
  Check the order details to see if