How To Fix KI140 - Activate order management in controlling area &1 in &2

KI140 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KI -

• Message number: 140

• Message text: Activate order management in controlling area &1 in &2

What causes this issue?

You assigned an order to an account although Order Management is not
active in controlling area &V1& in fiscal year &V2&.

System Response

Since Order Management is not active, neither a check nor a consistent
update of the data can be ensured in Controlling. The order you entered
can only be evaluated as an actual account assignment. It is then not
updated. A cost center possibly also included in the account assignment
is only debited statistically.

How to fix this error?

If the restrictions specified under system activities are no problem for
you, you can deactivate this error message.
The <DS:SIMG.SIMG_CFMENUORK3OBA5>"Change message control"</> step (work
area "KI", message number "140") in the "General Controlling"
Implementation Guide (IMG) is used for this.
If you use the "Order" field to store separate information for a posting
in the SAP system, you should better add customer-specific fields to the
coding block.
The <DS:SIMG.SIMG_XXAK_OXK3>"Maintain coding block"</> step in the
"Special purpose ledger" Implementation Guide (IMG) is used for this.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KI140 - Activate order management in controlling area &1 in &2 ?

  The SAP error message KI140, which states "Activate order management in controlling area &1 in &2," typically occurs when you attempt to perform activities related to order management in a controlling area that has not been activated for order management. This can happen in various scenarios, such as when trying to create or manage internal orders, or when executing certain transactions that require order management functionality.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that the order management feature has not been activated for the specified controlling area. This can happen if the controlling area was created without enabling order management or if the feature was disabled at some point.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to activate order management for the specified controlling area. Here are the steps to do this:
  
  
  Access the Configuration:
  
  Go to the SAP Easy Access screen.
  Navigate to the following path: SPRO -> SAP Reference IMG -> Controlling -> General