How To Fix GA088 - Cost center cost assessment to CO-PA must be installed

GA088 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: GA - Allocations

• Message number: 088

• Message text: Cost center cost assessment to CO-PA must be installed

What causes this issue?

Assessment of cost center costs for operating concern &V2& is not yet
installed in client &V1&, or a release upgrade took place.

System Response

Processing is terminated

How to fix this error?

Contact your system administrator to install assessment:
Customizing: <ZH>Profitability analysis -> Tools -> Inst.cst ctr
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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message GA088 - Cost center cost assessment to CO-PA must be installed ?

  The SAP error message GA088 indicates that there is a configuration issue related to the cost center cost assessment to CO-PA (Controlling Profitability Analysis). This error typically arises when the system is unable to perform the necessary cost assessments from cost centers to CO-PA due to missing or incorrect settings.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Configuration: The integration between CO (Controlling) and CO-PA may not be properly configured. This includes missing settings for cost center assessment or the necessary configuration for transferring costs to CO-PA.
  Incorrect Settings: The settings for the cost center or the assessment cycle may not be correctly defined, leading to the inability to assess costs to CO-PA.
  Missing Master Data: Required master data (like cost centers, profit centers, etc.) may not be set up correctly or may be missing.
  System Version: The error may also occur if the system version does not support the required functionality.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Go to the configuration settings in SAP and