How To Fix KB186 - No text could be read for more than &1 cost elements

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KB - Controlling: Reporting

• Message number: 186

• Message text: No text could be read for more than &1 cost elements

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KB186 - No text could be read for more than &1 cost elements ?

  The SAP error message KB186 indicates that the system was unable to read text for a specified number of cost elements. This typically occurs in the context of cost accounting or controlling modules when the system is trying to display or process cost element information, but the associated text descriptions for those cost elements are missing or not maintained in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Texts: The primary cause of this error is that the texts for the specified cost elements have not been maintained in the system. This can happen if the cost elements were created without associated descriptions or if the texts were deleted or not properly imported.
  Language Settings: The error may also arise if the texts are maintained in a different language than the one currently being used in the SAP session.
  Authorization Issues: In some cases, the user may not have the necessary authorizations to view the texts for the