How To Fix CN842 - Company code & requires a business area

CN842 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CN - Meldungen für Netzpläne

• Message number: 842

• Message text: Company code & requires a business area

What causes this issue?

In Customizing for financial accounting, you have defined that for
company code &V1& a balance sheet or P&L statement should be created
for each business area.
Therefore, you must enter a business area.

How to fix this error?

Enter the business area.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

CN842 - Details

• The SAP error message CN842 indicates that a company code requires a business area to be specified. This error typically occurs in the context of financial accounting or controlling when a transaction is being processed that requires a business area assignment, but none has been provided.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Business Area Assignment: The company code in question is configured to require a business area, but the transaction being processed does not include this information.
  Configuration Settings: The settings in the SAP system may be configured to mandate business area assignments for certain transactions or company codes.
  Transaction Type: The type of transaction being executed may inherently require a business area, such as certain postings in financial accounting or controlling.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Provide Business Area: When processing the transaction, ensure that a valid business area is specified. This can often be done in the transaction screen where you enter the details of the posting.
  Check Configuration: Review the configuration settings