How To Fix KW202 - Application area CO-ABC is not active

KW202 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KW - CO-ABC Activity-Based Costing

• Message number: 202

• Message text: Application area CO-ABC is not active

What causes this issue?

Activity-Based Costing (CO-ABC) is inactive for controlling area &V1&,
fiscal year &V2&.

System Response

Planning cannot be processed.

How to fix this error?

Check whether the correct controlling area is set.
Check whether the controlling area is defined correctly:
If necessary, activate CO-ABC in the controlling area "Control
indicators" for the given fiscal year.
Check whether the fiscal year(s) are defined for the controlling area.
Check whether the controlling area has a standard hierarchy for
business processes.
Maintain components for controlling area &V1&, fiscal year &V2&.
Start planning anew.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

KW202 - Details

• The SAP error message KW202, which states "Application area CO-ABC is not active," typically occurs when you are trying to access or use functionality related to Activity-Based Costing (ABC) in the Controlling (CO) module, but the necessary application area is not activated in your SAP system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Inactive Application Area: The CO-ABC application area is not activated in the system. This can happen if the configuration for Activity-Based Costing has not been completed or if the application area has been intentionally deactivated.
  Missing Configuration: The necessary configuration settings for Activity-Based Costing may not have been set up in the system.
  Authorization Issues: Sometimes, the user may not have the necessary authorizations to access the CO-ABC functionalities.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Activate the Application Area:
  
  Go to the transaction code SPRO (SAP Reference IMG).
  Navigate to Controlling -> Cost Center Accounting -> Activity-Based Costing -> Basic Settings.
  Check if the application area CO-ABC is activated. If not, activate it.
  
  
  
  Check Configuration:
  
  Ensure that all necessary