How To Fix CA293 - The work centers belong to different controlling areas & &

CA293 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CA - CIM messages: ABAP reporting

• Message number: 293

• Message text: The work centers belong to different controlling areas & &

What causes this issue?

The old and the new work center are assigned to different controlling
areas. A work center can only be replaced by a work center which
belongs to the same controlling area.

How to fix this error?

Replace the work center with a work center which is assigned to the
same controlling area.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CA293 - The work centers belong to different controlling areas & & ?

  The SAP error message CA293 indicates that there is a mismatch in the controlling areas of the work centers involved in a particular transaction. This typically occurs when you are trying to perform an operation that involves multiple work centers that are assigned to different controlling areas, which is not allowed in SAP.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Different Controlling Areas: The primary cause of this error is that the work centers you are trying to use in a transaction (like production order creation, cost planning, etc.) belong to different controlling areas. Each work center is assigned to a specific controlling area, and operations involving multiple work centers must be within the same controlling area.
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be a configuration issue where the work centers were not set up correctly, or there may be a misunderstanding of how controlling areas are defined in your organization.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Work Center Assignment:
  
  Go to the work center configuration in SAP