How To Fix KM286 - Field movement for the chosen company codes is not identical

KM286 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 286

• Message text: Field movement for the chosen company codes is not identical

What causes this issue?

More than one field transfer rule has been assigned to the currently
selected company codes in Customizing.

System Response

The system cannot perform simultaneous data transfer according to more
than one field transfer rule. Execution of the program has therefore
been interrupted.

How to fix this error?

Start the Rollup separately for each company code or group of company
codes to which the same field transfer is assigned.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

KM286 - Details

• The SAP error message KM286, which states "Field movement for the chosen company codes is not identical," typically occurs in the context of financial accounting or controlling when there is a mismatch in the field movements for different company codes in a configuration or transaction.
  
  Cause:
  This error usually arises due to one of the following reasons:
  
  
  Inconsistent Field Movements: The field movements (the way data is processed and stored) for the selected company codes are not aligned. This can happen if the configuration settings for the company codes differ, leading to inconsistencies in how financial data is handled.
  
  
  Different Settings in Configuration: If the company codes have been set up with different parameters in the controlling area or financial accounting settings, it can lead to this error.
  
  
  Changes in Configuration: If changes were made to the field movements or settings after transactions were already recorded, it could lead to discrepancies.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the KM286 error,