How To Fix GA646 - Sender &2/&1 invalid, because activity type &1 not planned on CCtr &2

GA646 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: GA - Allocations

• Message number: 646

• Message text: Sender &2/&1 invalid, because activity type &1 not planned on CCtr &2

What causes this issue?

You want to carry out a periodic reposting of activity-dependent costs
in fiscal year &V3& with sender &V2&/&V1&.
However, this requires that you created
activity type &V1& on cost center
&V2&. You do this when planning activity types.

System Response

Sender &V2&/&V1& is not accepted as a valid sender. The system does not
make a periodic reposting of this object.

How to fix this error?

If this receiver is to participate in periodic reposting, carry out
activity type planning for this object in fiscal year &V3& and version
&V1&.

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.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message GA646 - Sender &2/&1 invalid, because activity type &1 not planned on CCtr &2 ?

  The SAP error message GA646 indicates that there is an issue with the assignment of an activity type to a cost center (CCtr) in the context of controlling (CO) modules. Specifically, the error states that the activity type you are trying to use is not planned for the specified cost center.
  
  Cause:
  
  Activity Type Not Planned: The primary cause of this error is that the specified activity type has not been planned for the given cost center in the system. This means that there is no allocation of that activity type to the cost center in the planning data.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be a configuration issue where the activity type is not correctly assigned to the cost center in the controlling area.
  Data Entry Error: There could be a mistake in the data entry, such as using the wrong activity type or cost center.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Planning Data:
  
  Go to the planning transaction (e.g., KP06 for