How To Fix RP471 - Enter the cost center or order or WBS element

RP471 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RP - Error Messages for Infotype Module Pools

• Message number: 471

• Message text: Enter the cost center or order or WBS element

What causes this issue?

You have entered at least two of the CO account assignments, cost
center , order, or PSP element in the cost distribution.

System Response

In theory, this is possible, but in an ALE distribution scenario,
whereby the account assignment check is carried out remotely in the
accounting system, accounting must run in an SAP release status of 4.6
or higher. This is not so in your case.

How to fix this error?

Assign every line of cost distribution only to a cost center, order or
a PSP element.

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 RP471 - Enter the cost center or order or WBS element ?

  The SAP error message RP471 ("Enter the cost center or order or WBS element") typically occurs when a user is trying to post a transaction in SAP that requires a cost object, but none has been provided. This error is common in various SAP modules, particularly in Financial Accounting (FI) and Controlling (CO).
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  A user attempts to post a financial transaction (like an invoice, expense, or journal entry) without specifying a cost center, internal order, or WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) element.
  The configuration of the transaction type requires one of these cost objects to be specified, and the system cannot proceed without it.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the RP471 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Input Fields: Ensure that you have entered a valid cost center, internal order, or WBS element in the relevant fields of the transaction. If you are unsure of the correct values, you can use the search