How To Fix /CPD/SS_MESSAGES211 - Only one status can be mapped to initial, period start, or period end

/CPD/SS_MESSAGES211 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /CPD/SS_MESSAGES -

• Message number: 211

• Message text: Only one status can be mapped to initial, period start, or period end

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/CPD/SS_MESSAGES211 - Details

• The SAP error message /CPD/SS_MESSAGES211 indicates that there is an issue with the mapping of statuses in the context of a specific process, likely related to the SAP Controlling (CO) module or a similar area where status management is critical. This error typically arises when there is an attempt to map multiple statuses to a single initial, period start, or period end status, which is not allowed.
  
  Cause:
  
  Multiple Status Mapping: The primary cause of this error is that the system has been configured to map more than one status to the same initial, period start, or period end status. In SAP, each of these statuses should be unique to avoid confusion in reporting and processing.
  Configuration Error: There may be a misconfiguration in the status management settings, where the same status is inadvertently assigned to multiple categories.
  Data Integrity Issues: There could be issues with the data integrity in the status tables, leading