How To Fix KI153 - Account assignment to activity types not active in CO area &2 in &1

KI153 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KI -

• Message number: 153

• Message text: Account assignment to activity types not active in CO area &2 in &1

What causes this issue?

You have entered an <DS:DE.LSTAR>activity type</> as the account
assignment object,

System Response

Assignment to activity types is not active in fiscal year &V1& in
controlling area &V2&.

How to fix this error?

Instead of entering the activity type of a cost center as the account
assignment object, enter only the cost center or set the indicator
<DS:DE.ACTPA>"Account assignment: activity types"</> in the
fiscal-year-dependent settings for controlling area &V2&.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

KI153 - Details

• The SAP error message KI153 indicates that there is an issue with the account assignment to activity types in a specific controlling (CO) area. This error typically arises when you attempt to post costs to an activity type that is not active in the specified controlling area.
  
  Cause:
  
  Inactive Activity Type: The activity type you are trying to use is not activated in the specified controlling area.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the controlling area settings or the activity type settings.
  Missing Master Data: The necessary master data for the activity type may not be set up correctly or is missing.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the KI153 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Activity Type Status:
  
  Go to the SAP transaction code KP26 (Change Activity Type Planning) or KP06 (Change Cost Center Planning) to check if the activity type is active in the specified controlling area.
  If it is inactive, you will need to activate it.
  
  
  
  Activate