How To Fix FCO_COPA388 - Field must be unassigned from all operating concerns in all systems

FCO_COPA388 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 388

• Message text: Field must be unassigned from all operating concerns in all systems

What causes this issue?

You are trying to delete a custom field that is used in journal entries.
Custom fields which are used in external reporting should not be
deleted, since deleting such a field can have legal implications. Make
sure that this field doesn?t appear in your balance sheet or other
financial statements
Before deleting a custom field that was added using the <ZK>Accounting:
Market Segment </>business context, make sure that this field is not
assigned to any operating concern, particularly in your production
system.
<ZH>NOTE:</> If you delete a custom field that is assigned to an
operating concern and you transport this deletion into your production
system, this may lead to various inconsistencies and disable your
operating concern.

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?

After you?ve unassigned this custom field from all operating concerns,
make sure that you transport this change into all relevant systems
first. Only after you?ve transported this change, can you safely delete
this custom field and transport the deletion.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FCO_COPA388 - Details

• The SAP error message FCO_COPA388 indicates that a field in the Controlling Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) module is still assigned to one or more operating concerns in the system. This error typically arises when you are trying to delete or unassign a field that is still linked to an operating concern, which is not allowed until all assignments are removed.
  
  Cause:
  
  Field Assignment: The field you are trying to unassign is still linked to one or more operating concerns in the system.
  Multiple Systems: The error may also occur if the field is assigned in multiple systems (e.g., development, quality assurance, production) and not all assignments have been removed.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Field Assignments:
  
  Go to the transaction code KEA5 (for CO-PA) to check the field assignments.
  Identify the operating concerns where the field is still assigned.
  
  
  
  Unassign the Field:
  
  Use transaction code KEA5 to unassign the field from all operating concerns.
  Ensure that you have