How To Fix KM512 - This function is only possible with single profit centers or accounts

KM512 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 512

• Message text: This function is only possible with single profit centers or accounts

What causes this issue?

You called up the function "Single values". This function lets you
enter a number of single values or intervals of profit centers or
revenue/cost elements when you execute the report instead of entering
a profit center group or revenue/cost element group.
However, you did not position the cursor on a single value field for
a group of that type.

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?

Position the cursor on a field for a single profit center or
revenue/cost element. Then execute the function "Choose single values"
again to enter several single values or intervals for this field.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

KM512 - Details

• The SAP error message KM512 ("This function is only possible with single profit centers or accounts") typically occurs in the context of controlling (CO) or financial accounting (FI) when a user attempts to perform an operation that requires a single profit center or account, but the system is receiving multiple profit centers or accounts instead.
  
  Cause:
  
  Multiple Profit Centers/Accounts: The operation you are trying to perform (such as posting a transaction, running a report, or executing a function) is designed to work with a single profit center or account. If the system detects multiple profit centers or accounts, it triggers this error.
  Incorrect Selection Criteria: The selection criteria used in the transaction may be too broad, leading to the selection of multiple profit centers or accounts.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the system that are not aligned with the requirements of the transaction you are trying to execute.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Selection Criteria: Review