How To Fix KEO403 - Cost center &2 belongs to company code &3, not &4

KEO403 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KEO - Enterprise Organization

• Message number: 403

• Message text: Cost center &2 belongs to company code &3, not &4

What causes this issue?

In the master record, cost center &V2& in controlling area &v1& is
assigned to the company code &V3&. It cannot therefore be assigned to
an HR organizational unit belonging to company code &V4&.

System Response

The system cannot carry out the assignment you require.

How to fix this error?

If no transaction data is posted in the fiscal year, you can change the
company code to the value &V4& in master data maintenance. You can then
carry out this assignment again.

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.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KEO403 - Cost center &2 belongs to company code &3, not &4 ?

  The SAP error message KEO403 indicates that there is a mismatch between the cost center and the company code in a transaction. Specifically, it means that the cost center you are trying to use is associated with a different company code than the one you are currently working with.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  You are attempting to post a transaction (such as a journal entry or an allocation) to a cost center that is not linked to the company code you are currently using.
  The cost center is defined in the system under a different company code, which leads to this inconsistency.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the KEO403 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Verify Cost Center Assignment:
  
  Check the cost center in question to confirm which company code it is assigned to. You can do this by navigating to the cost center master data in SAP (Transaction Code: KS03).
  Ensure that the cost center is indeed assigned