How To Fix UMK172 - The assignment to the company measure was removed

UMK172 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: UMK - Measures

• Message number: 172

• Message text: The assignment to the company measure was removed

What causes this issue?

When you copy a provider measure into your measure catalog and activate
it at the same time, it is automatically related to the activated
version measure. This may cause a previously existing assignment of the
provider measure to a customer measure to be deleted.

System Response

Activation is continued and a possibly existing assignment of the
provider measure to a customer measure will be deleted.

How to fix this error?

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

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message UMK172 - The assignment to the company measure was removed ?

  The SAP error message UMK172, which states "The assignment to the company measure was removed," typically occurs in the context of SAP's controlling (CO) module, particularly when dealing with cost centers, internal orders, or other cost objects. This error indicates that there has been a change or removal of an assignment related to a company measure, which can affect how costs are tracked and reported.
  
  Cause:
  
  Data Changes: The assignment to a company measure may have been removed due to changes in the master data, such as cost center or internal order configurations.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to make changes to the company measure or related assignments.
  System Configuration: There may be inconsistencies in the configuration settings for the controlling area or company code.
  Posting Errors: If there are errors in the posting logic or if the system is trying to post to a company measure that is no