How To Fix GPSC423 - PSC Period Costs include both Profit incl Excess and Profit excl Excess

GPSC423 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: GPSC - PSC Application

• Message number: 423

• Message text: PSC Period Costs include both Profit incl Excess and Profit excl Excess

What causes this issue?

Both Profit incl Excess as well as Profit excl Excess (or EXCESS) are
available as PSC Period Costs.
This may affect Partner entitlements calculated in the actual
entitlement calculation.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Please check the Calculation Scheme setup.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

GPSC423 - Details

• The SAP error message GPSC423 indicates that there is a conflict in the configuration of period costs in the Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) module. Specifically, it suggests that the system has detected that both profit including excess and profit excluding excess are being included in the same period costs calculation, which is not allowed.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Configuration Issues: The error often arises from incorrect configuration settings in the Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) module. This could be due to the way the characteristics and value fields are set up.
  Data Entry Errors: Incorrect data entry or selection of characteristics during the reporting process can lead to this error.
  Inconsistent Settings: The settings for profit calculation might be inconsistent across different periods or versions.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Review Configuration: Check the configuration settings in the CO-PA module. Ensure that the settings for profit calculation are consistent and correctly defined. This includes reviewing the value fields and characteristics used in the analysis.
  Adjust Data Selection: