How To Fix AO207 - Status does not allow investment cost planning on variant &1

AO207 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AO - Appropriation requests - Master data / Customizing

• Message number: 207

• Message text: Status does not allow investment cost planning on variant &1

What causes this issue?

Planning investment costs on variant &V1& of appropriation request &V2&
is not allowed, because the status of the variant does not permit it.

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?

Change the status of the appropriation request, if necessary.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message AO207 - Status does not allow investment cost planning on variant &1 ?

  The SAP error message AO207, which states "Status does not allow investment cost planning on variant &1," typically occurs in the context of investment management (IM) when you attempt to plan costs for an investment program or project that is in a status that does not permit such actions.
  
  Cause:
  The error is caused by the status of the investment program or project variant. Each investment program or project can have different statuses that control what actions can be performed. If the status is set to one that does not allow cost planning (for example, "Completed," "Closed," or "Not Released"), you will encounter this error when trying to perform cost planning activities.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to check and potentially change the status of the investment program or project variant. Here are the steps you can take:
  
  
  Check the Status: 
  
  Go to the transaction code related to investment management (e.g., IM01, IM02,