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This SAP article will guide you all about “How to Create Profit Centers in SAP” step by step with screenshot.

There are two places where you can create a profit center:

•   In the application menu, under Master Data → Profit Center → Individual Processing → Create


•   In Customizing for Profit Center Accounting, under Master Data → Profit Center → Define Profit Center.

Steps to create profit center in SAP

SAP R/3 Menu Path :- Accounting > Controlling > Profit Center Accounting > Master data > Profit Center > Individual Processing > Create

Transaction Code :- KE51

Step 1 : - Enter transaction code KE51 in the SAP command field and press enter

Step 2 : -System will ask controlling area, enter controlling area code and press enter

Step 3 : - Enter the name of the profit center which you want to create

Copy from means if you want to copy a profit center as reference, enter that profit center

Enter controlling area (CO area)

Step 4 : - Update the following data

• Analysis Period :  Update analysis from period to period


• Name : Enter the name of profit center


• Long text : Long description of profit center


• Profit center group : Update the profit center group


• Person respons : Enter the responsible persons user id

Choose active – Profit center > Activate (Shift +F1).

Now, we have successfully done with “How to Create Profit Centers in SAP”.