How To Fix GA846 - Activity-dependent costs are not allocated during the distribution

GA846 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: GA - Allocations

• Message number: 846

• Message text: Activity-dependent costs are not allocated during the distribution

What causes this issue?

You are executing a distribution cycle and have activated account
assignment for activity types in the actual in controlling area &V1&,
fiscal year &V2&. As distribution is a function for cost centers, not
activity types, the activity-dependent costs remain on the cost center
and are used in activity allocation (or assessment).

System Response

This is only for information.

How to fix this error?

If you want to allocate activity-dependent costs, you should use
activity allocation or assessment.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message GA846 - Activity-dependent costs are not allocated during the distribution ?

  The SAP error message GA846, which states "Activity-dependent costs are not allocated during the distribution," typically occurs in the context of cost accounting and distribution processes within SAP. This error indicates that there is an issue with the allocation of costs that are dependent on activities, such as labor or machine hours, during the distribution of costs from one cost center or internal order to another.
  Causes:
  
  Missing Activity Types: The activity types that are supposed to be used for allocation may not be defined or may not have been assigned to the relevant cost centers or internal orders.
  Incorrect Configuration: The configuration settings for activity allocation in the controlling module may not be set up correctly.
  No Activity Price: There may be no valid activity price maintained for the activity type in the relevant period.
  Incorrect Distribution Method: The method used for distribution may not be appropriate for the type of costs being allocated.
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