How To Fix /PRA/CA005 - Determination of highest owner failed

/PRA/CA005 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /PRA/CA -

• Message number: 005

• Message text: Determination of highest owner failed

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/PRA/CA005 - Details

• The SAP error message /PRA/CA005 Determination of highest owner failed typically occurs in the context of the SAP Portfolio and Project Management (PPM) module, particularly when dealing with ownership structures or hierarchies in project management.
  
  Cause:
  This error message usually indicates that the system is unable to determine the highest owner for a particular project or portfolio item. This can happen due to several reasons, including:
  
  Missing or Incorrect Data: The ownership data for the project or portfolio item may be incomplete or incorrectly configured.
  Hierarchy Issues: There may be issues with the ownership hierarchy, such as circular references or missing links between owners.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to view or access the ownership data.
  Configuration Errors: There may be configuration issues in the system related to the ownership determination process.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Ownership Data: Verify that all relevant ownership data is correctly