How To Fix 11270 - Please enter an overall limit or allow "unlimited"

11270 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 11 - External Services Management

• Message number: 270

• Message text: Please enter an overall limit or allow "unlimited"

What causes this issue?

You have not set an overall limit but neither have you set the
"unlimited" indicator.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Either enter an overall limit or specify that services may be performed
to an unlimited value.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 11270 - Please enter an overall limit or allow "unlimited" ?

  The SAP error message 11270, which states "Please enter an overall limit or allow 'unlimited'," typically occurs in the context of defining limits for certain transactions or processes within the SAP system. This error is often related to settings in the configuration of financial transactions, such as credit limits, budget limits, or other types of overall limits that need to be defined for a particular entity (like a customer, vendor, or project).
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Overall Limit: The system requires an overall limit to be set for a specific transaction or entity, but none has been defined.
  Configuration Settings: The configuration settings for the relevant module (e.g., Sales and Distribution, Financial Accounting) may not have been properly set up to allow for limits.
  User Input Error: The user may have attempted to process a transaction without specifying the necessary limit, leading to this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Define an Overall Limit:
  
  Navigate to the relevant configuration settings in SAP.
  For example,