How To Fix CP477 - Plants in header and operation have different company codes

CP477 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CP - Task list messages: Core data

• Message number: 477

• Message text: Plants in header and operation have different company codes

What causes this issue?

You have selected a work center for an operation which belongs to
a different controlling area as the routing header.
You can use work centers from different plants in your routing.
However, make sure that the controlling area of the respective plant
agrees with that of the routing.

How to fix this error?

Select a work center for the operation which belongs to the same
controlling area as your routing.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CP477 - Plants in header and operation have different company codes ?

  The SAP error message CP477 indicates that there is a mismatch between the company codes assigned to the plant in the header of a production order and the plant assigned to the operations within that order. This typically occurs in the context of production planning and control when creating or processing production orders.
  
  Cause:
  
  Different Company Codes: The production order header is assigned to a plant that belongs to one company code, while the operations (or components) are assigned to a plant that belongs to a different company code.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the system where plants are not correctly assigned to their respective company codes.
  Data Entry Errors: During the creation of the production order, incorrect plants may have been selected, leading to the mismatch.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Plant Assignments:
  
  Verify the company code assignments for the plants involved in the production order. You can do this by checking the plant master data