How To Fix KA230 - Cost center &1 is assigned to business area &2, not &3 (entry)

KA230 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KA - CO Overhead Costs: Overhead, Accrual Calculation

• Message number: 230

• Message text: Cost center &1 is assigned to business area &2, not &3 (entry)

What causes this issue?

You are maintaining credit for business area &V3&. Cost center &V1&,
however, is assigned to business area &V2&.
Since business area balances are to be created, allocations that cross
business area borders for calculation of imputed costs are not allowed.
The credit object must be assigned to the same business area as the
debited cost center.

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?

Enter a cost center assigned to business area &V3&.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KA230 - Cost center &1 is assigned to business area &2, not &3 (entry) ?

  The SAP error message KA230 indicates that there is a mismatch between the business area assigned to a cost center and the business area you are trying to use in a transaction. Specifically, the error states that the cost center is assigned to one business area (e.g., &2) but you are attempting to use it in the context of a different business area (e.g., &3).
  
  Cause:
  
  Cost Center Assignment: The cost center you are trying to use is linked to a specific business area in the system. When you attempt to post a transaction to a different business area, SAP raises this error.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be a misconfiguration in the assignment of cost centers to business areas in the system settings.
  Data Entry Error: The user may have mistakenly selected the wrong business area during data entry.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Cost Center Assignment:
  
  Go to the transaction code KS03 (Display Cost Center) and check the business