How To Fix GA641 - Enter an organizational unit in the header or as a sender

GA641 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: GA - Allocations

• Message number: 641

• Message text: Enter an organizational unit in the header or as a sender

What causes this issue?

You have not entered an organizational unit in the cycle header or as a
sender for cycle &V1&.

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

System Response

The system cannot execute the allocation.

How to fix this error?

You can enter company codes, companies or controlling areas as
organizational units.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message GA641 - Enter an organizational unit in the header or as a sender ?

  The SAP error message GA641 ("Enter an organizational unit in the header or as a sender") typically occurs in the context of financial transactions or document postings where an organizational unit is required but not provided. This error is often encountered in modules like Controlling (CO) or Financial Accounting (FI).
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  An organizational unit (such as a cost center, profit center, or internal order) is not specified in the document header or in the sender fields.
  The system requires this information to properly allocate costs or revenues to the correct organizational structure.
  The configuration settings in the system may require certain organizational units to be filled in for specific transactions.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the GA641 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Document Header:
  
  Ensure that you have entered the required organizational unit in the document header. This could be a cost center, profit center, or any other relevant organizational unit.
  
  
  
  Check Sender Fields:
  
  If the