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2034806 - Error Message: Intercompany Posting not allowed: Cost Center belongs to different Company

Symptom

When you are claiming expenses against a cost center you receive an error message stating Intercompany Posting not allowed: Cost Center belongs to different Company.

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to the Travel & Expenses work center.
  2. Go to the Travel & Expenses view.
  3. Click on Request Trip Approval-Claim Travel Expenses.
  4. Enter the required fields with Cost Assignment as Cost Center.
  5. Click on Save.

You receive an error message Intercompany Posting not allowed: Cost Center belongs to different Company.

Cause

Here user XXX cannot claim expenses against Cost Center YYY because Cost Center YYY belongs to Remote Company Code ID AAA and User XXX belongs to the company code BBB.

Resolution

Travel solution does not support company cross cost assignment or posting for a cost center.

It is possible for other Cost Objects like Internal Orders and projects where staffing list is present.

Keywords

KBA , LOD-TEM-ER-EXP , Expense Report Silverlight Client , How To

Product

SAP Cloud for Travel and Expense 1402 ; SAP Cloud for Travel and Expense 1405 ; SAP Cloud for Travel and Expense 1408 ; SAP Cloud for Travel and Expense 1411 ; SAP Cloud for Travel and Expense 1502 ; SAP Cloud for Travel and Expense 1505 ; SAP Cloud for Travel and Expense 1508 ; SAP Cloud for Travel and Expense 1511