How To Fix M8231 - The company code for valuation area & has not been maintained

M8231 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M8 - Invoice Verification/Valuation

• Message number: 231

• Message text: The company code for valuation area & has not been maintained

What causes this issue?

The system settings for the company code and valuation area are wrong.

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

System Response

How to fix this error?

Please inform your system administrator.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

M8231 - Details

• The SAP error message M8231 indicates that the company code for a specific valuation area has not been maintained in the system. This error typically arises in the context of Material Management (MM) when trying to perform transactions related to materials, such as creating or changing material master records, or during inventory valuation processes.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that the system cannot find a valid configuration for the specified valuation area (which is usually linked to a plant) and the associated company code. This can happen if:
  
  The valuation area is not properly assigned to the company code in the configuration settings.
  The valuation area is not defined in the system.
  There is a mismatch between the valuation area and the company code in the material master data.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the M8231 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Valuation Area Configuration:
  
  Go to the SAP Easy Access screen and navigate to the following