How To Fix FICORE139 - Chart of accounts for company code and controlling area differ

FICORE139 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FICORE - FI Message Class for General Messages

• Message number: 139

• Message text: Chart of accounts for company code and controlling area differ

What causes this issue?

Controlling area &V2& is assigned to company code &V1&. However, the
chart of accounts assigned to this controlling are is different from
the one assigned to the company code.

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?

Change the chart of accounts in the controlling area.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FICORE139 - Details

• The SAP error message FICORE139 indicates that there is a mismatch between the chart of accounts assigned to a company code and the chart of accounts assigned to the controlling area. This can occur during various financial transactions or when trying to create or modify master data.
  
  Cause:
  
  Different Chart of Accounts: The company code is assigned a different chart of accounts than the one assigned to the controlling area. Each company code must use a chart of accounts that is compatible with its controlling area.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be a misconfiguration in the settings of the company code or controlling area in the SAP system.
  Data Entry Errors: Incorrect data entry during the setup of the company code or controlling area can lead to this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Go to the SAP Customizing Implementation Guide (SPRO).
  Navigate to Financial Accounting (New) > Financial Accounting Global Settings >