How To Fix CNV20200370 - Company codes are merged; controlling areas are not merged

CNV20200370 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CNV20200 - Messages for development class CNV_20200

• Message number: 370

• Message text: Company codes are merged; controlling areas are not merged

What causes this issue?

Company codes with different controlling areas should be merged.
You want to merge the company codes &V1& and &V3&. However company code
&V1& belongs to controlling area &V2&, while company code &V3& belongs
to controlling area &V4&. The controlling areas &V2& and &V4& are not
going to be merged.
The planned merge of company codes is not possible unless you merge the
corresponding controlling areas first, because you can only merge
company codes that belong to the same controlling area.

System Response

Error

How to fix this error?

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

CNV20200370 - Details

• The SAP error message CNV20200370 indicates that there is an issue related to the merging of company codes and controlling areas during a data migration or system conversion process. This error typically arises when two or more company codes are being merged, but their associated controlling areas are not aligned or merged accordingly.
  
  Cause:
  
  Mismatched Controlling Areas: The company codes that are being merged are assigned to different controlling areas. In SAP, each company code must be linked to a controlling area, and if they are not compatible, the merge cannot proceed.
  Data Inconsistency: There may be inconsistencies in the configuration or data that prevent the merging of controlling areas.
  
  Configuration Issues: The controlling area settings may not be configured to allow for the merging of the specified company codes.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Company Code and Controlling Area Assignments:
  
  Verify the assignments of the company codes to their respective controlling areas. You can do this by navigating to