How To Fix KF684 - Costing-based CO-PA is not active in operating concern "&1"

KF684 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KF -

• Message number: 684

• Message text: Costing-based CO-PA is not active in operating concern "&1"

What causes this issue?

Costing-based CO-PA is not active in operating concern &V1&. However,
this is necessary if you want to settle data to Profitability Analysis.

How to fix this error?

Reconsider your Customizing settings. If you want to use costing-based
CO-PA, activate it. Otherwise you cannot settle data to profitability
segments.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

KF684 - Details

• The SAP error message KF684 indicates that costing-based Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) is not active for the specified operating concern. This can occur when you attempt to perform operations related to costing-based CO-PA, but the system is not configured to support it for the given operating concern.
  
  Cause:
  
  Inactive CO-PA Configuration: The operating concern specified in the error message does not have costing-based CO-PA activated.
  Incorrect Operating Concern: The operating concern you are trying to use may not be set up for costing-based CO-PA.
  System 
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues with the configuration settings in the SAP system that prevent costing-based CO-PA from being activated.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Operating Concern Configuration:
  
  Go to the SAP Easy Access screen and navigate to the following path:SPRO -> SAP Reference IMG -> Controlling -> Profitability Analysis -> Basic Settings -> Operating Concern -> Define Operating Concern
  
  Verify that the operating concern you are using