How To Fix KWEB006 - Cost center created successfully (inactive)

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KWEB - Cost Center Accounting: Message Texts for Web Applications

• Message number: 006

• Message text: Cost center created successfully (inactive)

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KWEB006 - Cost center created successfully (inactive) ?

  The SAP error message KWEB006 indicates that a cost center has been created successfully but is marked as inactive. This typically means that while the system has recorded the creation of the cost center, it is not available for use in transactions or reporting until it is activated.
  
  Cause:
  
  Inactive Status: The cost center is created with an inactive status, which can happen if the user does not have the necessary permissions to activate it or if the cost center is created in a specific context that defaults it to inactive.
  Configuration Settings: The system may have specific configuration settings that dictate when a cost center is created as inactive.
  User Input: During the creation process, the user may have inadvertently set the cost center to inactive.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Activate the Cost Center:
  
  Navigate to the cost center master data transaction (e.g., transaction code KS01 for creating cost centers or KS02 for changing them).
  Enter the cost center number