How To Fix KZ173 - Material/plant &/& not assigned to any hierarchy

KZ173 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 173

• Message text: Material/plant &/& not assigned to any hierarchy

What causes this issue?

The combination material/plant &V1&/&V2& is not assigned to any cost
object hierarchy.

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?

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

KZ173 - Details

• The SAP error message KZ173 indicates that a specific material and plant combination is not assigned to any hierarchy in the context of Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) or similar modules. This can occur when you are trying to perform a transaction that requires the material to be part of a defined hierarchy for reporting or analysis purposes.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Hierarchy Assignment: The material/plant combination has not been assigned to any profitability segment or hierarchy in the system.
  
  Configuration Issues: The configuration settings in the CO-PA module may not be set up correctly, leading to the absence of the necessary hierarchy.
  Data Migration Issues: If data was migrated from another system, the hierarchy assignments may not have been transferred correctly.
  Material Master Data Issues: The material master data may not be fully maintained, leading to missing assignments.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Hierarchy Assignments:
  
  Go to the transaction code KE52 (Change Profitability Segment) or KE54 (Maintain Hierarchy) to check if the material/plant combination