How To Fix AO262 - Combined costs are negative

AO262 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 262

• Message text: Combined costs are negative

What causes this issue?

The investment costs are greater than the combined costs. This is not
allowed, since the investment costs are supposed to be only a part of
the combined costs.

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.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message AO262 - Combined costs are negative ?

  The SAP error message AO262 ("Combined costs are negative") typically occurs in the context of Asset Accounting (FI-AA) when there is an inconsistency in the cost calculations for an asset. This error indicates that the total costs associated with an asset, which may include acquisition costs, capitalized costs, and other related expenses, have resulted in a negative value. This situation is not valid in SAP, as costs should not be negative.
  Causes:
  
  Incorrect Manual Entries: Manual entries for costs or adjustments may have been entered incorrectly, leading to negative values.
  Depreciation Issues: If depreciation has been incorrectly calculated or posted, it may result in negative combined costs.
  Asset Transfers: Issues during asset transfers or reclassifications can lead to negative cost values.
  Configuration Errors: Incorrect configuration in the asset accounting settings may lead to improper cost calculations.
  Posting Errors: Errors during posting transactions related to the asset, such as incorrect amounts or posting to the wrong periods.
  
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