How To Fix FINS_ACDOC_POST053 - The company code validation is inactive in CO area &1. Please, activate.

FINS_ACDOC_POST053 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FINS_ACDOC_POST - FIN UDoc posting: Message from posting

• Message number: 053

• Message text: The company code validation is inactive in CO area &1. Please, activate.

What causes this issue?

The company code validation is inactive in CO area &V1& for fiscal year
&V2&

System Response

Cross-company cost assignment is only possible for external postings
such as material consumption in SAP S/4HANA Finance.

How to fix this error?

Activate the company code validation (IMG activity
<DS:SIMG.SIMG_CFMENUORK3OKKP>Maintain Controlling Area</>).

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

FINS_ACDOC_POST053 - Details

• The SAP error message FINS_ACDOC_POST053 indicates that the company code validation is inactive for a specific controlling area in your SAP system. This error typically arises when you are trying to post a document in a controlling area where the company code validation is not set up correctly.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that the company code validation setting is not activated for the specified controlling area. This can happen if the configuration for the controlling area does not require company code validation, or if it has been explicitly set to inactive.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to activate the company code validation for the specified controlling area. Here are the steps to do this:
  
  
  Access the Configuration:
  
  Go to the SAP Easy Access screen.
  Navigate to the following path: SPRO -> SAP Reference IMG -> Controlling -> General Controlling -> Master Data -> Cost Center Accounting -> Define Controlling Area
  
  
  
  
  Select the