How To Fix FCO_COPA014 - New CO-PA characteristic for ACDOCA. Please start report &1 in background

FCO_COPA014 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FCO_COPA - SFIN message class for CO-PA relevant issues

• Message number: 014

• Message text: New CO-PA characteristic for ACDOCA. Please start report &1 in background

What causes this issue?

At least one new characteristic which is not known in database table
ACDOCA (Universal Journal Entry Line Items) was added to operating
concern &V2&. The runtime required to activate the database table is so
long that it needs to be performed in the background. For this reason,
the client-independent environment with transaction &V3& cannot be
executed in the foreground. The step for adding new CO-PA
characteristics to database table ACDOCA was therefore transferred to
program &V1&. The client-independent environment can only be fully
activated without errors after the characteristics are added to database
table ACDOCA and the database table is activated without errors.

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?

Execute program &V1& for operating concern in the background. When the
program has been executed without errors, generate the
client-independent environment for operating concern &V2& again.
Operating concern &V2& will then be available again.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FCO_COPA014 - Details

• The SAP error message FCO_COPA014 indicates that there is a new CO-PA (Controlling-Profitability Analysis) characteristic that needs to be processed in the ACDOCA table (the universal journal in SAP S/4HANA). This error typically arises when there are new characteristics that have been added to the CO-PA configuration, and the system requires a background job to update the relevant data.
  
  Cause:
  
  New Characteristics: The error is triggered when new characteristics are added to the CO-PA configuration, and the system needs to update the ACDOCA table to reflect these changes.
  Data Consistency: The system requires that all relevant data is consistent and up-to-date, which necessitates running a background job to process the new characteristics.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to start the report that is specified in the error message. The report is typically related to the CO-PA characteristics update process. Here are the steps to follow:
  
  
  Identify the Report: The error message will usually specify