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2609077 - Error: Profit Center Acctg Not Active For Set Of Books XXXX And Profit Center YYYY

Symptom

Error message 'Profit center acctg not active for set of books XXXX and profit center YYYY' occurs while posting Journal Entry Voucher.

XXXX Refers to Set of Books
YYYY Refers to Profit Center

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to General Ledger work center.
  2. Click on New Journal Entry Voucher.
  3. Enter the relevant details and profit center.
  4. Click on post.

Error message - Profit center acctg not active for set of books XXXX and profit center YYYY is seen.

Cause

For the set of books XXXX, the reporting principle used in the fine tune activity - Set of Books is "Function of Expense".

If profit center has to be used, then the reporting principle used must be one of the below:

  1. Profit center and segment
  2. Profit center and segment, balancing
  3. Profit center and segment, clearing
  4. Funct of exp, profit ctr/seg
  5. Funct of exp, profit ctr/seg, balancing
  6. Funct of exp, profit ctr/seg, clearing
  7. Fund, Profit center and segment, clearing

Resolution

Follow the below steps and maintain one of the above reporting principle:

  1. Go to Business Configuration work center.
  2. Click on Overview.
  3. Search for the activity - Set of Books.
  4. Select the Set of Books and click on Edit.
  5. Select the reporting principle from the list mentioned under Cause.

After changing above settings, Journal Entry Voucher can be posted without error.

Keywords

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Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions