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

SAP Error Message - Details

• 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

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