How To Fix KZ060 - Higher-level cost object is of a different cost object category (&)

KZ060 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KZ - Cost Object Repetitive Mfg / Process Mfg

• Message number: 060

• Message text: Higher-level cost object is of a different cost object category (&)

What causes this issue?

You attempted to create a cost object hierarchy by assigning a cost
object ID to another cost object ID. However, the
<GL:cost_object_category>cost object category</> of the higher-level
cost object ID is different from the cost object category of this cost
object ID.
All cost object IDs in a cost object hierarchy must have the same
cost object category.

System Response

The system does not allow the assignment.

How to fix this error?

Assign the cost object ID to a suitable hierarchy.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

KZ060 - Details

• The SAP error message KZ060 indicates that there is a mismatch in the cost object categories when trying to post costs to a higher-level cost object. This typically occurs in the context of controlling (CO) when you are trying to allocate costs to a cost object (like a cost center, internal order, or project) that is not compatible with the higher-level cost object.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  You are trying to post costs to a cost object that belongs to a different category than the higher-level cost object.
  For example, if you are trying to allocate costs from a cost center (which is a cost object category) to an internal order (which is another cost object category), and these two categories are not compatible, you will encounter this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the KZ060 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Cost Object Categories: Verify the cost object categories of both the higher-level cost object