How To Fix LR139 - Enter a sender cost center or an operation

LR139 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: LR - CATS: Cross-Application Time Sheet

• Message number: 139

• Message text: Enter a sender cost center or an operation

What causes this issue?

The system requires a sender cost center or an operation for
validations for &V1&.
If you are recording data for internal activity allocation, enter a
sender cost center.
If you are recording data for Logistics (for example, networks or plant
maintenance orders), enter a business transaction and a sender cost
center. The system automatically determines the sender cost center from
the work center data.

System Response

The system determines that you have not entered either a business
transaction or a service cost center.

How to fix this error?

If you are recording data for an internal activity allocation in
Controlling, enter a sender cost center.
If you are recording data for Logistics, enter a business transaction
number and check the work center data, if necessary.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

LR139 - Details

• The SAP error message LR139 ("Enter a sender cost center or an operation") typically occurs in the context of cost accounting or internal order management when a user attempts to post a transaction without specifying a sender cost center or an operation. This error is common in modules like Controlling (CO) or when dealing with internal orders.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  A user tries to post a transaction (like a goods movement, cost allocation, or internal order posting) without providing the necessary sender information.
  The system requires either a cost center or an operation to determine where the costs should be allocated.
  The transaction is incomplete or incorrectly configured, leading to missing mandatory fields.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the LR139 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Input Fields: Ensure that you have entered a valid sender cost center or operation in the relevant fields of the transaction screen. If you are using a cost center, make