How To Fix ECM_CUST004 - Recursion for organizational unit &

ECM_CUST004 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ECM_CUST - Customizing for Engineering Change Management

• Message number: 004

• Message text: Recursion for organizational unit &

What causes this issue?

You cannot assign the organizational unit to another organizational unit
as its predecessor, as you required.
This assignment could lead to the situation whereby the organizational
unit is (directly or indirectly) its own predecessor.

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.

ECM_CUST004 - Details

• The SAP error message ECM_CUST004, which indicates "Recursion for organizational unit &," typically occurs in the context of organizational management or when dealing with organizational structures in SAP. This error suggests that there is a recursive relationship in the organizational unit hierarchy, meaning that an organizational unit is indirectly or directly referencing itself, which is not allowed.
  
  Cause:
  
  Recursive Hierarchy: The most common cause of this error is that the organizational unit is set up in such a way that it points back to itself, either directly or through a chain of other organizational units.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be incorrect configurations in the organizational structure, such as incorrect parent-child relationships.
  Data Entry Errors: Manual data entry errors can lead to incorrect assignments of organizational units.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Organizational Structure: Review the organizational unit hierarchy to identify any recursive relationships. You can do this by navigating to the relevant transaction (e.g., PPOME, OOMT) and examining the