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3648891 - Error: Cross-company-code purchasing not allowed in S/4HANA Cloud

Symptom

  • When creating purchase requisitions in a specific Company Code against a different Plant/Purchasing Organization, users encounter the error message:
  • "Cross-company-code purchasing is not allowed".
  • Additionally, the error message "No postings can be made to profit center <Profit Center ID> in company code <Company Code>" is sometimes displayed.
  • The issue occurs inconsistently and appears to be linked to the "My User Defaults" section in the My Purchase Requisitions app.

Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Open the My Purchase Requisitions app.
  2. Create a new purchase requisition.
  3. Select a Plant/Purchasing Organization belonging to a different company code than the one in the user’s defaults.
  4. Save or proceed to create the requisition.
  5. The following error messages may appear:
  6. "Cross-company-code purchasing is not allowed"
  7. "No postings can be made to profit center <Profit Center ID> in company code <Company Code>"

Resolution

Use the identified below workaround:

  1. Navigate to My User Defaults.
  2. Clear existing values for Company Code, Plant, and Purchasing Organization.
  3. Re-enter the correct values (e.g., set all to the company/plant/purchasing org where the project resides).
  4. Refresh or log out/log in again before creating a new purchase requisition.
  5. This ensures the requisition picks up the correct defaults and avoids the cross-company code error.
  • The issue has been fixed as part of the 2602CL update, which will be deployed to production systems by 16.02.2026.
  • Until the fix is implemented, continue using the workaround to mitigate the issue.

Keywords

cross-company-code purchasing, sap s/4hana cloud, 2508 upgrade, my purchase requisitions app, my user defaults, error message, profit center, purchasing org, plant, company code, workaround, operational procurement, S4_PC, S4_1C. , KBA , MM-PUR-REQ-SSP-2CL , Fiori UI for Self Service Procurement (Public Cloud) , Product Enhancement

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions