How To Fix CP479 - Plants in header and sub-operation have different controlling areas

CP479 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 479

• Message text: Plants in header and sub-operation have different controlling areas

What causes this issue?

You selected a work center for the sub-operation which belongs to a
different company code as the routing header.
You can use work centers from different plants in your routing.
However, make sure that the company code of the plant in question
agrees with that of the routing.

How to fix this error?

Select a work center for the sub-operation which belongs to the same
company code as the routing.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CP479 - Plants in header and sub-operation have different controlling areas ?

  The SAP error message CP479 indicates that there is a mismatch between the controlling areas of the plant specified in the header and the sub-operation of a production order or a similar object. This typically occurs in the context of production planning and controlling (PP/CO) modules when trying to create or process a production order, routing, or similar objects.
  
  Cause:
  
  Different Controlling Areas: The primary cause of this error is that the plant defined in the header of the production order is assigned to a different controlling area than the plant defined in the sub-operation.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the system where the plants are not correctly assigned to the same controlling area.
  Data Entry Errors: Incorrect data entry during the creation of the production order or routing can lead to this mismatch.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Plant Assignments:
  
  Verify the controlling area assignments for both the header plant and the sub-operation plant. You can