How To Fix KM743 - An invalid profit center is assigned to material &1 in plant &2

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 743

• Message text: An invalid profit center is assigned to material &1 in plant &2

What causes this issue?

Profit center &V3& is assigned to material &V1& in plant &V2&. This
profit center is not valid in the transfer period.

System Response

The balance for material &V1& in plant &V2& is transferred to the dummy
profit center

How to fix this error?

Change the assignment in the material master or extend the validity of
this profit center.

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.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KM743 - An invalid profit center is assigned to material &1 in plant &2 ?

  The SAP error message KM743 indicates that there is an issue with the assignment of a profit center to a material in a specific plant. This error typically arises when the system cannot find a valid profit center for the material in the specified plant, which is necessary for various financial and controlling processes.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Profit Center Assignment: The material may not have a profit center assigned in the material master data.
  Incorrect Profit Center: The profit center assigned to the material may not be valid or may not exist in the system.
  Plant-Specific Settings: The profit center may not be valid for the specific plant where the material is being used.
  Master Data Issues: There could be inconsistencies or errors in the master data related to the material or profit center.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Material Master Data:
  
  Go to the material master record (transaction code MM03) and check the accounting view for the material in the specified