How To Fix /PRA/ACCOUNTING387 - Cost center &1/&2 blocked against direct posting

/PRA/ACCOUNTING387 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /PRA/ACCOUNTING -

• Message number: 387

• Message text: Cost center &1/&2 blocked against direct posting

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/PRA/ACCOUNTING387 - Details

• The SAP error message /PRA/ACCOUNTING387 indicates that a specific cost center is blocked against direct posting. This typically occurs in the context of financial accounting or controlling within SAP, where certain cost centers may be restricted from receiving direct postings due to various reasons.
  
  Cause:
  
  Cost Center Blocked: The cost center specified in the error message is set to "blocked" for direct postings. This can happen if the cost center is not active or has been intentionally blocked by a user or administrator.
  Master Data Settings: The cost center master data may have been configured to prevent direct postings, possibly due to internal controls or business processes.
  Period Closing: The cost center may be blocked due to the financial period being closed, preventing any further postings to that cost center.
  Authorization Issues: There may be authorization restrictions preventing postings to that cost center.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Cost Center Status: 
  
  Go to the cost center master data (transaction code