How To Fix RETMFI071 - &1: profit center accounting is active, enter a profit center for &2

RETMFI071 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RETMFI - Messages for Posting Terms

• Message number: 071

• Message text: &1: profit center accounting is active, enter a profit center for &2

What causes this issue?

The system settings require you to enter a profit center.
The entered profit center automatically applies also for any lower-level
objects. Therefore, it is sufficient to enter the profit center at the
business entity level.
An entry in lower-level objects (building, land, rental object, or real
estate contract) is only necessary if the profit center differs from the
one on the higher-level object.
Changes to the profit center automatically have an effect on all
lower-level objects for which no profit center was explicitly defined.

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?

Enter the profit center (preferably on the level of the business entity)
for the organizational assignment term type on the <ZK>Posting
Parameters</> tab page.

Procedure for System Administrators

INCLUDE 'RECA_CUSTOMIZED_MESSAGE_INFO' OBJECT DOKU ID TX

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message RETMFI071 - &1: profit center accounting is active, enter a profit center for &2 ?

  The SAP error message RETMFI071 indicates that profit center accounting is active in your system, but a profit center has not been specified for a particular transaction or document. This error typically occurs in the context of financial postings where profit center accounting is required.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  A financial document (like an invoice, journal entry, etc.) is being processed, and the system requires a profit center to be assigned.
  The relevant master data (such as cost centers, internal orders, or other objects) does not have a profit center assigned.
  The configuration settings in the system require a profit center for the specific transaction type being processed.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the RETMFI071 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check the Document: Review the document that triggered the error. Ensure that a profit center is specified in the relevant fields.
  
  
  Assign a Profit Center:
  
  If you are entering a transaction manually, make sure to enter a valid profit