How To Fix KM836 - &1 totals records created with PCAB, &2 totals records deleted with PCAP

KM836 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 836

• Message text: &1 totals records created with PCAB, &2 totals records deleted with PCAP

What causes this issue?

&V2& profit center planning totals records were found with activity
PCAP.

System Response

These totals records were converted to &V1& summary records with
activity PCAB and then deleted.

How to fix this error?

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

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

KM836 - Details

• The SAP error message KM836 indicates that there is a discrepancy in the totals records for a particular application, specifically related to the Profit Center Accounting (PCA) module. The message states that a certain number of totals records were created with the PCAB (Profit Center Accounting: Actual Line Items) and a different number of totals records were deleted with the PCAP (Profit Center Accounting: Actual Totals).
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Data Inconsistency: This error typically arises when there is a mismatch between the totals records and the line item records in the Profit Center Accounting. This can happen due to various reasons, such as:
  
  Manual adjustments or corrections made to the line items that were not reflected in the totals.
  Issues during the closing process where totals were not updated correctly.
  Data migration or upload issues where records were not properly created or deleted.
  
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: Incorrect configuration settings in the Profit Center Accounting module can also lead to