How To Fix TA225 - Central user administration is active. User master data is not copied

TA225 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: TA - Extended table maintenance (eval., Customizing, client copy)

• Message number: 225

• Message text: Central user administration is active. User master data is not copied

What causes this issue?

The central user management (CUM) is active. Users are not copied.
If you have imported a client, it is already too late because the users
have already been overwritten by the transport file import.

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?

Use a copy profile without users to copy a client which uses CUM.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message TA225 - Central user administration is active. User master data is not copied ?

  The SAP error message TA225 indicates that Central User Administration (CUA) is active in your SAP system. When CUA is enabled, user master data is managed centrally, and therefore, it cannot be copied from one system to another. This is a common scenario in environments where multiple SAP systems are integrated, and user management is centralized.
  
  Cause:
  
  Central User Administration (CUA) is Active: The primary cause of this error is that the CUA functionality is enabled in your SAP landscape. When CUA is active, user data is maintained in a central system, and local systems are not allowed to create or modify user master records independently.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you have a couple of options depending on your requirements:
  
  
  Use Central User Administration:
  
  If you want to continue using CUA, you should manage user master data through the central system. This means that any user creation, modification, or deletion should be done in the