How To Fix 3F789 - Budget has been released (you cannot edit a budget that has this status)

3F789 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 3F - Compensation Management

• Message number: 789

• Message text: Budget has been released (you cannot edit a budget that has this status)

What causes this issue?

The budget status determines which actions you can perform for the
budget units in the budget structure. The following statuses are
supported:
'1': the budget has been released and can no longer be edited.
'2': the budget has the status "planned" and can be edited (this
depends on your authorizations).

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?

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

3F789 - Details

• The SAP error message 3F789 indicates that you are trying to edit a budget that has already been released. In SAP, once a budget is released, it is locked for editing to ensure that the financial data remains consistent and accurate. This is a common scenario in budget management within SAP's Controlling (CO) module or Public Sector Management (PSM) module.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs because:
  
  The budget you are attempting to modify has been released, meaning it is in a status that prevents any changes.
  This is a safeguard to prevent unauthorized or accidental modifications to financial data that is already in use for planning or reporting.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can consider the following options:
  
  
  Check Budget Status: Verify the status of the budget. If it is indeed released, you will need to determine if it is necessary to make changes.
  
  
  Unrelease the Budget: If changes are necessary, you may need to "unrelease" the budget.