How To Fix KM872 - No summary record exists for the selection criteria you entered

KM872 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 872

• Message text: No summary record exists for the selection criteria you entered

What causes this issue?

Summary record table GLPCT contains no entries corresponding to your
selection criteria.

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?

Check your entries again.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

KM872 - Details

• The SAP error message KM872 ("No summary record exists for the selection criteria you entered") typically occurs in the context of SAP Controlling (CO) or when working with the SAP Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) module. This error indicates that the system could not find any summary records that match the selection criteria you provided in your report or query.
  Causes:
  
  No Data Available: The most common cause is that there are no summary records in the database that match the criteria you specified (e.g., date range, cost center, profit center, etc.).
  Incorrect Selection Criteria: The selection criteria you entered may be too restrictive or incorrect, leading to no matching records.
  Data Not Yet Processed: If you are running a report shortly after data entry or posting, the data may not have been processed or summarized yet.
  Missing Authorizations: In some cases, the user may not have the necessary authorizations to view the data, leading to the