How To Fix FCOM_PLANNING_CORE005 - Currency &4 is not the controlling area currency &3

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FCOM_PLANNING_CORE - Messages for Package FCOM_PLANNING_CORE

• Message number: 005

• Message text: Currency &4 is not the controlling area currency &3

What causes this issue?

For currency type 20 (controlling area currency), the currency must be
the controlling area currency &V3&. You currently use the currency &V4&.

System Response

In input-ready queries, you cannot enter data or change data that
contains the invalid currency. In planning functions, the system cannot
generate data records that contain the invalid currency.

How to fix this error?

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FCOM_PLANNING_CORE005 - Currency &4 is not the controlling area currency &3 ?

  The SAP error message FCOM_PLANNING_CORE005 indicates that there is a mismatch between the currency being used in a planning transaction and the controlling area currency. Specifically, the error states that the currency you are trying to use (denoted as &4) is not the same as the controlling area currency (denoted as &3).
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Currency Mismatch: The primary cause of this error is that the transaction you are attempting to execute is using a currency that is different from the currency defined for the controlling area. Each controlling area in SAP is assigned a specific currency, and all planning activities within that controlling area must use this currency.
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the controlling area settings or in the master data of the cost centers, internal orders, or other objects involved in the planning process.
  
  
  Data Entry Errors: Users may inadvertently enter amounts in a currency that is not allowed for