How To Fix KEO055 - Enterprise organization already contains controlling area &1

KEO055 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KEO - Enterprise Organization

• Message number: 055

• Message text: Enterprise organization already contains controlling area &1

What causes this issue?

The enterprise organization already contains controlling area &V1& and
can therefore no longer be changed.

System Response

Controlling area &V1& is not assigned to an HR organizational unit.

How to fix this error?

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

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KEO055 - Enterprise organization already contains controlling area &1 ?

  The SAP error message KEO055 indicates that you are trying to assign a controlling area to an enterprise organization (such as a company code or a business area) that is already associated with another controlling area. This typically occurs during the configuration of controlling areas in the SAP system.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  You attempt to assign a controlling area to an enterprise organization that is already linked to a different controlling area.
  There may be an attempt to create a new controlling area or modify an existing one without properly disassociating it from the current enterprise organization.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the KEO055 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Assignments:
  
  Go to the SAP transaction code OBY6 (or SPRO -> Financial Accounting -> Controlling -> General Controlling -> Assign Controlling Area to Company Code).
  Verify the current assignments of the controlling area to the enterprise organization. Ensure that the enterprise organization is not already assigned to