How To Fix KE/AD040 - Specifying a CO-PA record type only useful with separate CO bus. trans

KE/AD040 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KE/AD -

• Message number: 040

• Message text: Specifying a CO-PA record type only useful with separate CO bus. trans

MESS SHORT TEXT: Specifying a CO-PA record type only useful with
separate CO bus. trans

What causes this issue?

You have specified a separate CO-PA record types as the record type
into which the data from actual price calculation in CO-PA is to be
updated. At the same time, you have specified that revaluations from a
price calculation should not be executed or that revaluations should
not be posted under the original business transaction. In this case, it
is not useful to specify a CO-PA record type for revaluating a price
calculation.

System Response

The system will not post the price calculation data using the specified
CO-PA record type.

How to fix this error?

Either assign a separate CO business transaction for the revaluation of
actual prices, or remove the specified CO-PA record type (default
record type = "D").

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KE/AD040 - Specifying a CO-PA record type only useful with separate CO bus. trans ?

  The SAP error message KE/AD040 indicates that there is an issue with the configuration of the CO-PA (Controlling-Profitability Analysis) record type in relation to the CO (Controlling) business transactions. This error typically arises when you attempt to specify a CO-PA record type without having a separate CO business transaction configured.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  You are trying to post a CO-PA document that requires a specific record type, but the system is not set up to handle that record type in the context of the current CO business transaction.
  The configuration for the CO-PA record types is not aligned with the CO business transactions, leading to a mismatch.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the KE/AD040 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Go to the configuration settings for CO-PA and ensure that the record types you are trying to use are properly defined and linked to the relevant CO business transactions.
  Ensure that the settings for "Separate CO