How To Fix RECOPL009 - Settlement units have different settlement variants

RECOPL009 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RECOPL - Planning

• Message number: 009

• Message text: Settlement units have different settlement variants

What causes this issue?

The selection criteria you entered selects settlement units that have
different settlement periods. For example, the settlement periods may
have different lengths, or the time periods overlap.

System Response

To process the data correctly, the system requires that the settlement
periods of the selected settlement units are the same.

How to fix this error?

Change the selection criteria so that only settlement units with the
same settlement period are selected.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message RECOPL009 - Settlement units have different settlement variants ?

  The SAP error message RECOPL009 indicates that there is a mismatch in the settlement variants of the settlement units involved in a settlement process. This typically occurs when you are trying to settle costs or revenues for different cost objects (like internal orders, projects, or cost centers) that have been assigned different settlement variants.
  
  Cause:
  
  Different Settlement Variants: The primary cause of this error is that the settlement units (e.g., cost objects) have been configured with different settlement variants. Each settlement variant defines how costs are settled, and if they differ, SAP will not allow the settlement to proceed.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be inconsistencies in the configuration of the settlement variants in the system.
  Incorrect Assignment: The cost objects may have been incorrectly assigned to different settlement variants during their setup.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the RECOPL009 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Settlement Variants:
  
  Go to the transaction code OKO7 (Settlement Variants) and check the configuration