How To Fix KEO062 - You cannot add profit center &1 if CO area assignment has not been made

KEO062 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KEO - Enterprise Organization

• Message number: 062

• Message text: You cannot add profit center &1 if CO area assignment has not been made

What causes this issue?

You want to assign profit center &V1& to HR organizational unit "&V2&"
(key &V3&). However, this unit is not assigned to a controlling area in
the enterprise organization.

System Response

The system cannot assign the profit center to the HR organizational
unit because an assignment to cost accounting is missing.

How to fix this error?

Since profit center &V1& is assigned to controlling area &V4&, first
assign this controlling area to the enterprise organization. Having
done this, you can then insert profit center &V1& into the enterprise
organization below this controlling area.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KEO062 - You cannot add profit center &1 if CO area assignment has not been made ?

  The SAP error message KEO062 indicates that you are trying to add a profit center to a cost object (like a cost center or internal order) without having the necessary assignment of the profit center to the controlling area (CO area). This is a common issue when working with profit centers in SAP's Controlling (CO) module.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs because:
  
  The profit center you are trying to assign has not been linked to the controlling area in which you are working.
  The system requires that all profit centers be assigned to a controlling area before they can be used in transactions related to that area.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to ensure that the profit center is properly assigned to the controlling area. Here are the steps to do this:
  
  
  Access the Profit Center Master Data:
  
  Go to the transaction code KE52 (Change Profit Center) or KE51 (Create Profit Center).
  
  
  
  Check the Profit Center Assignment:
  
  Enter the