Symptom
When trying to change the category for a Cost Element, for example in G/L account master data, the error FH211 "Cost element category &1 is not permitted with account category &2" is triggered.
Environment
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Cause
The selected cost element category is not part of the Account category (Primary / Secondary costs).
Resolution
You need to specify a Cost Element category that is part of the account category. You can check the reference table in the SAP Help Portal documentation under See Also tab.
See Also
Keywords
Cost element category, 41, assessment, account category, GL master data, FH211, primary costs, secondary costs. , KBA , CO-OM-CEL , Cost Element Accounting , Problem