How To Fix KP253 - Cost center & activity type &: activity taken although activity 0

KP253 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KP - CO-OM Planning

• Message number: 253

• Message text: Cost center & activity type &: activity taken although activity 0

Plan activity for cost center &V1&, activity type &V2& is zero.
However, an activity input was planned for cost center &V3&, activity
type &V4&.

System Response

The SAP System cannot calculate activity prices as this would involve
division by zero. Activity input planning is threfore ignored in
activity price calculation.

How to fix this error?

Check plan activity price calculation planning for activity type &V2&,
cost center &V1& and the cost planning.
<DS:TRAN.KP26>Activity Type Planning</>
<DS:TRAN.KP17>Primary Cost Planning</>
For actual activity price calculation, actual costs are allocated onto
the activity type by splitting, although no activity posting has been
made to the activity type.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KP253 - Cost center & activity type &: activity taken although activity 0 ?

  The SAP error message KP253 indicates that there is an issue with the assignment of activity types to cost centers in the context of activity-based costing. Specifically, the message states that an activity has been taken into account, but the activity level is zero. This can occur in various scenarios, such as during the execution of a cost center planning transaction or when running a report that involves activity allocation.
  
  Cause:
  
  Activity Type Assignment: The activity type may be assigned to the cost center, but there are no actual activities planned or recorded for the specified period.
  Zero Activity Level: The system is trying to allocate costs based on an activity type that has a planned or actual activity level of zero.
  Incorrect Planning Data: There may be an issue with the planning data where the activity levels were not entered or were incorrectly set to zero.
  Cost Center Configuration: The cost center may not