How To Fix /CCIS/CCISCORRESP147 - Non-leading ledger already defined; additional ledger not possible

/CCIS/CCISCORRESP147 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /CCIS/CCISCORRESP -

• Message number: 147

• Message text: Non-leading ledger already defined; additional ledger not possible

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/CCIS/CCISCORRESP147 - Details

• The SAP error message /CCIS/CCISCORRESP147 Non-leading ledger already defined; additional ledger not possible typically occurs in the context of SAP's Controlling (CO) module, particularly when dealing with the configuration of ledgers in the context of the New General Ledger (New GL) functionality.
  
  Cause:
  This error indicates that you are trying to define an additional non-leading ledger in a scenario where a non-leading ledger has already been defined for the company code. In SAP, each company code can have one leading ledger and multiple non-leading ledgers, but there are restrictions on how many non-leading ledgers can be defined based on the configuration.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Ledgers: Go to the configuration settings in SAP and check the existing ledgers defined for the company code. You can do this by navigating to:
  
  Transaction Code: OB22 (for defining ledgers)
  Transaction Code: S_ALR_87012357 (to view ledger assignments)
  
  
  
  Review Configuration: If a non-leading ledger