How To Fix KM865 - Item &1 with account &2 does not contain any profit centers

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 865

• Message text: Item &1 with account &2 does not contain any profit centers

What causes this issue?

In your system, you have activated the non-standard functionality
'Balance Sheet Accounts in Profit Centers'. You are attempting to post
a document that contains no profit center in non-statistical posting
item &1, account &2. This is not permitted here.

System Response

The system cannot post this document without a profit center.

How to fix this error?

To begin with, check whether you are authorized to use the
functionality 'Balance Sheet Accounts in Profit Centers. If not, ask
your system administrator to deactivate this functionality.
If you do have authorization to use this functionality, check your
entries for posting item &1. If this is an automatically generated
posting item, contact your system administrator. This situation should
then not arise again.

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 KM865 - Item &1 with account &2 does not contain any profit centers ?

  The SAP error message KM865 indicates that a specific item (identified by &1) associated with a particular account (identified by &2) does not contain any profit centers. This error typically arises in the context of controlling (CO) and financial accounting (FI) when trying to post a transaction that requires profit center information.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Profit Center Assignment: The item in question does not have a profit center assigned to it. This can happen if the configuration for the account or the item does not include a profit center.
  Account Configuration: The account itself may not be set up to allow profit center assignments. This is often the case with certain types of accounts that do not require profit center tracking.
  Transaction Type: The type of transaction being processed may require profit center information, but the relevant data is missing.
  Master Data Issues: The master data for the item or account may not be correctly maintained,