How To Fix OM203 - Valuation area does not correspond to the plant. Maintain separately

OM203 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: OM - Customizing Materialwirtschaft

• Message number: 203

• Message text: Valuation area does not correspond to the plant. Maintain separately

What causes this issue?

The valuation area (&V1&) deviates from plant &V2&.

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?

Maintain the assignment to a businees area separtely for the plant and
for the valuation area.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

OM203 - Details

• The SAP error message OM203 ("Valuation area does not correspond to the plant. Maintain separately") typically occurs in the context of material management and inventory valuation. This error indicates that there is a mismatch between the valuation area and the plant configuration in your SAP system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Valuation Area Configuration: The valuation area is defined in the system as either at the company code level or at the plant level. If the plant is not correctly assigned to the valuation area, this error will occur.
  Master Data Issues: The material master data may not be correctly set up for the specific plant or valuation area.
  Inconsistent Settings: There may be inconsistencies in the configuration settings between the plant and the valuation area.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the OM203 error, follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Valuation Area Settings:
  
  Go to the configuration settings in SAP (Transaction code: SPRO).
  Navigate to Logistics > Materials Management > Valuation > Define Valuation Area.
  Ensure that the