How To Fix FCO_COPA117 - CO-PA characteristic &1 exists in table ACDOCA. Deleting impossible.

FCO_COPA117 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 117

• Message text: CO-PA characteristic &1 exists in table ACDOCA. Deleting impossible.

What causes this issue?

CO-PA characteristic &V1& is present in table ACDOCA. Deleting CO-PA
characteristic &V1& is not possible.

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?

Before you can completely delete CO-PA characteristic &V1& from the
system, you need to remove field &V2& from table ACDOCA (from included
structures or included appends).
Be sure to remove field &V2& <ZH>only</> after the CO-PA characteristic
&V1& has been removed from all operating concerns.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FCO_COPA117 - Details

• The SAP error message FCO_COPA117 indicates that a CO-PA (Controlling-Profitability Analysis) characteristic exists in the ACDOCA table, which is the Universal Journal table in SAP S/4HANA. This error typically arises when there is an attempt to delete a CO-PA characteristic that is still being used in the ACDOCA table, making the deletion impossible.
  
  Cause:
  
  Existing Data: The characteristic you are trying to delete is still referenced in the ACDOCA table, which means there are existing records that utilize this characteristic.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings or dependencies that prevent the deletion of the characteristic.
  Data Consistency: SAP enforces data consistency, and if a characteristic is in use, it cannot be removed to avoid data integrity issues.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Usage: Before attempting to delete the characteristic, check if it is being used in any existing records in the ACDOCA table. You can do this by running a query on the ACDOCA table to see if