Symptom
When attempting to assign a free cost object to an asset user receives error:
"Change to profit center assignment not possible; Used in fixed assets"
Environment
SAP Business ByDesign.
Reproducing the Issue
- Go to the Cost and Review Work Center.
- Select the Free Cost Objects View.
- Search for Cost Object XXX (XXX = Cost Object) and select.
- Click on Edit.
- Navigate to Assignments Tab and then General subtab.
- Cost object is currently assigned to the Profit Center YYY (YYY = Profit Center) from 01.01.2020 to 31.07.2020.
- Click on Add Row.
- Enter Valid from 01.08.2020 to Unlimited and select Profit Center ZZZ.
- Click Save.
"Change to profit center assignment not possible; Used in fixed assets"
Cause
System does not allow the assignment of a free cost object with multiple profit centers regardless if there are different validity dates in place.
Resolution
This is standard system behaviour.
The only workaround is to create a new free cost object with a different profit center assignment (just one) with the validity required.
Keywords
free cost object; profit center assignment; organizational assignments. , KBA , AP-ACC-FXA , Fixed Asset , Problem