Substitute Cost Centers

Hello,
I need help with substitution cost centers.
Our positions default a cost center on IT0001. This is the employee's master cost center. We also use IT0027. This is where we want the expenses to go to.
Our issue is this: If a cost center is blocked or closed it fails during FI posting. I was reading other threads and it was suggested to use a substitute cost center set up.
I have done this in our test environment and it is not working. We blocked an employee's cost center (the one on IT0027) and added a substitute cost center via the IMG. When I ran the PC00_M99_CIPE again, it still errored out.
What am I missing?
Please help since this is a big issue for us.
Thanks,
Suparna

I think FI will write substitution rule for your original cost center and then whatever posting you will direct to original cost center will get posted to substitute cost center.
I am always referring your previous threads about this and I don't think you will be doing retro every pay period to your blocked cost center.
Regardless, just run query to see the EE's in your original cost center (of course this will not be useful to FI) to do some audit on HCM side. Posting program will take care of everything.
I hope this helps.
Arti

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We do not have a substitute cost center in our project.From HR perspective, cost center is having a relationship with the position and in turn in Info type 0001 personnel number is linked to Cost center and the position.I have checked the validity of position,cost center and employee's start date and end date.I haven't found any discrepancy on the validity periods.
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System is asking alternative cost center for your company code.
Please create the a new cost center, then assign to your company code in the table of TKA3G.
Or else go to path:
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For each country text will vary. but fixed substitute cost center name will be appear.
Ask to your FI guys then they will create a new cost center.
For fixed cost center assign cost center to your cost element.(V_TKA30)
>Can u send me the screen shot of this error
Edited by: Sikindar on Jun 29, 2009 4:47 PM

No substitute cost center maintained

No substitute cost center maintained
Message no. KI091
Diagnosis
In payroll accounting, data cannot be posted from a CO point of view neither to the CO account assignment stored in the HR accounting data nor to the master cost center to be posted alternatively. In this case, the system searches Customizing for an alternative cost center to be stored for each company code and business area. This alternative cost center is not stored for your company.
System Response
The document cannot be posted from a CO point of view.
Procedure
Store an alternative cost center in Payroll Accounting Customizing. Additionally, you can check why no data can be posted to the master cost center of the employee, and take corresponding steps.
I have given the substitute cost center but still getting the error.

Hi,
System is asking alternative cost centre for your company code.
Please create the a new cost centre, then assign to your company code in the table of TKA3G.
Or else go to path:
Payroll-> Payroll india or singapore or usa->Posting to financial accounting->Activities in the AC-System->Set up fixed cost postings and substitute cost centers->Set up substitute cost centers .
For each country text will vary. but fixed substitute cost center name will be appear.
Ask to your FI guys then they will create a new cost centre.
For fixed cost centre assign cost centre to your cost element.(V_TKA30)
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