How To Fix KI214 - Company code & requires business area for determining the CO area

KI214 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KI -

• Message number: 214

• Message text: Company code & requires business area for determining the CO area

What causes this issue?

For company code &V1& cost accounting is carried out on the business
area level according to the organizational structure of your firm. A
business area must exist before a controlling area can be determined.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Enter a businesss area.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KI214 - Company code & requires business area for determining the CO area ?

  The SAP error message KI214 indicates that a company code requires a business area to determine the controlling area (CO area). This error typically arises in the context of controlling (CO) and financial accounting (FI) when there is a mismatch or missing configuration related to business areas and controlling areas.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Business Area Assignment: The company code is configured to require a business area, but the relevant business area is not specified in the transaction or master data.
  Configuration Settings: The settings in the controlling area or company code may require a business area for certain transactions, but the necessary data is not provided.
  Transaction Type: The transaction being executed may require a business area to be specified, but it is not included in the input.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Go to the configuration settings in SAP and verify the settings for the company code and controlling area.
  Ensure that the company code is correctly assigned to a