How To Fix KM385 - CO area &1 contains transaction data in multiple valuation approaches

KM385 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 385

• Message text: CO area &1 contains transaction data in multiple valuation approaches

What causes this issue?

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

System Response

Currency and valuation profile cannot be deactivated in controlling
area &V1&.

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

KM385 - Details

• The SAP error message KM385 indicates that there is a conflict in the valuation approaches for a cost object within a controlling area. Specifically, it means that the controlling area contains transaction data that has been recorded using multiple valuation approaches, which is not allowed in SAP.
  
  Cause:
  The error typically arises when:
  
  Multiple Valuation Approaches: The same cost object (e.g., cost center, internal order) has been assigned different valuation approaches (e.g., standard costing, actual costing) within the same controlling area.
  Data Entry Issues: There may have been incorrect data entries or configurations that led to the mixing of different valuation methods.
  Configuration Settings: The configuration settings in the controlling area may not be set up correctly to handle multiple valuation approaches.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the KM385 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Valuation Approaches:
  
  Go to the controlling area settings and check the valuation approaches assigned to the cost objects involved.
  Ensure that all transactions for a