How To Fix KM150 - Standard hierarchy & for controlling area & has already been created

KM150 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KM - Error messages for Profit Center Accounting

• Message number: 150

• Message text: Standard hierarchy & for controlling area & has already been created

What causes this issue?

You wish to change the standard hierarchy of controlling area &V2&.
Hierarchy &V1& has already been created in hierarchy maintenance,
although no profit centers were assigned to it.

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?

If you wish to use the new hierarchy &V3&, the original hierarchy &V1&
will be deleted be deleted automatically.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

KM150 - Details

• The SAP error message KM150 typically indicates that there is an issue with the standard hierarchy in the context of controlling (CO) areas. This error usually arises when you attempt to create or modify a standard hierarchy that already exists for a specific controlling area.
  Cause of Error KM150
  
  Existing Standard Hierarchy: The most common cause of this error is that a standard hierarchy for the specified controlling area has already been created. SAP does not allow the creation of multiple standard hierarchies for the same controlling area.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be a misconfiguration in the controlling area settings or in the hierarchy settings.
  Authorization Issues: Sometimes, the user may not have the necessary authorizations to view or modify the existing standard hierarchy.
  
  Solution
  To resolve the KM150 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Hierarchies:
  
  Navigate to the relevant transaction (e.g., OKT2 for maintaining standard hierarchies) and check if a standard hierarchy already exists