How To Fix K0189 - Standard hierarchy & in CO area & has been deleted

K0189 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: K0 - Error Messages for Central Controlling Routines

• Message number: 189

• Message text: Standard hierarchy & in CO area & has been deleted

What causes this issue?

When deleting standard hierarchy &V1&, it is also deleted from
controlling area &V2&. The basic data in controlling area &V2& is now
incomplete.

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?

Call up controlling area maintenance and enter a hierarchy in the basic
data for controlling area &V2& which does not contain other cost
centers, or let the SAP System create a hierarchy automatically. This
hierarchy is used as the standard hierarchy for controlling area &V2&.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message K0189 - Standard hierarchy & in CO area & has been deleted ?

  The SAP error message K0189 indicates that a standard hierarchy in a controlling (CO) area has been deleted. This error typically arises when you attempt to perform an operation that requires access to a standard hierarchy that no longer exists in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Deletion of Standard Hierarchy: The standard hierarchy for a controlling area has been deleted, which means that the system cannot find the necessary structure to perform the requested operation.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be a misconfiguration in the controlling area settings or the hierarchy structure.
  Data Inconsistency: There could be inconsistencies in the data, possibly due to manual changes or errors during data migration.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Recreate the Standard Hierarchy:
  
  If the standard hierarchy was deleted, you will need to recreate it. This can be done through the following steps:
  Go to the SAP Easy Access screen.
  Navigate to Controlling -> Cost Center Accounting -> Master Data -> Standard Hierarchy.
  Use the transaction code OKA2 to create