How To Fix COM_CATEGORY019 - Categories are from different hierarchies

COM_CATEGORY019 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: COM_CATEGORY - Category

• Message number: 019

• Message text: Categories are from different hierarchies

What causes this issue?

The categories you want to maintain are from different hierarchies. Only
categories within the same hierarchy can be maintained at the same time.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

COM_CATEGORY019 - Details

• The SAP error message COM_CATEGORY019 indicates that there is an issue with the categorization of items in a particular context, typically within the context of SAP's Controlling (CO) module or when dealing with Product Costing and Cost Object Controlling. The error message states that the categories being used are from different hierarchies, which means that the system is trying to process categories that do not belong to the same classification structure.
  
  Cause:
  
  Different Hierarchies: The primary cause of this error is that the categories you are trying to use in a transaction or report belong to different hierarchies. In SAP, categories are often organized in hierarchical structures, and mixing categories from different hierarchies can lead to inconsistencies.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be a configuration issue in the way the categories are set up in the system. This could involve incorrect assignment of categories to hierarchies or missing links between the categories.
  Data Entry Errors: