Symptom
In the Manage Cost Centers App and Manage Profit Centers App, the change history fields Changed On, Last Changed By, and Last Changed On are not displayed when the cost center or profit center is expired (Valid To date is in the past).
The following behavior is observed:
- For cost centers and profit centers with an active validity period, the change history fields display correctly.
- For expired cost centers and profit centers, the change history fields are absent.
- Setting the key date to a date within the expired validity period does not restore the display of the change history fields.
- The behavior is consistent across all users, in both New Version and Old Version of the Apps, and in private browser sessions.
Environment
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition
Reproducing the Issue
- Set the Valid To date of a cost center to a future date.
- Change an attribute of the cost center.
- Confirm that the change history fields are displayed.
- Change the Valid To date to a past date so that the cost center becomes expired.
- Confirm that the change history fields are no longer displayed.
Cause
This is standard system behavior. In the Manage Cost Centers App and Manage Profit Centers App, the change history fields are not displayed for expired cost centers and profit centers because changelog entries are tied to the validity key, which includes the Valid To date. When the validity end date is changed so that the object becomes expired, changes cannot be traced back to the specific validity period in these Apps, and therefore the history fields are not displayed.
Resolution
As an interim measure, change history for expired cost centers and profit centers can be reviewed using the dedicated change log Apps, which are not subject to the validity period constraint:
- Change Log — Cost Centers App: Change Log Cost Centers
- Change Log — Profit Centers App: Change Log Profit Centers
These Apps display the full change history including changed-by user, date, and changed field values, independent of the object's current validity status.
Keywords
Manage Cost Centers App, Manage Profit Centers App, History Fields , KBA , CO-FIO-CCA-MD-2CL , Master Data (Public Cloud) , Problem
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