How To Fix 9P015 - Period not permitted; coefficients exist for month in period

9P015 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 9P - Russia and Ukraine class messages for development

• Message number: 015

• Message text: Period not permitted; coefficients exist for month in period

What causes this issue?

You want to enter separate VAT coefficients with the quarter as the
fiscal period. This is, however, not possible because the system has
found that coefficients have already been entered for a month within the
quarter you selected.

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?

Check your entries for the following months in the period and make
changes if necessary.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 9P015 - Period not permitted; coefficients exist for month in period ?

  The SAP error message 9P015: Period not permitted; coefficients exist for month in period typically occurs in the context of planning and budgeting within SAP, particularly when dealing with planning versions and periods in the SAP BW (Business Warehouse) or SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) environments.
  
  Cause:
  This error indicates that there are coefficients (or planning data) already defined for a specific month within the planning period you are trying to access or modify. The system does not allow changes to periods that already have existing data or coefficients to ensure data integrity and consistency.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can consider the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Coefficients: Review the coefficients or planning data that exist for the month in question. You can do this by navigating to the relevant planning area or using transaction codes like KP06 (for cost center planning) or KP07 (for cost center planning with actuals).
  
  
  Adjust Planning Version: If