How To Fix AO_PLANNING016 - Sum of investment costs too large in year &1 due to entry

AO_PLANNING016 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AO_PLANNING - Message Class for Project WGRS-4B4R6S

• Message number: 016

• Message text: Sum of investment costs too large in year &1 due to entry

What causes this issue?

As the result of entering investment costs in year &V1&, the cumulative
investment costs exceed the maximum number of pre-decimal places (&V2&)
after the translation from &V3& to &V4&.
The maximum allowed number of pre-decimal places in the planning table
is based on the currency-specific number of decimal places and the
scaling factor that you entered in the planning profile.

System Response

It is not possible to transfer the value.

How to fix this error?

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

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message AO_PLANNING016 - Sum of investment costs too large in year &1 due to entry ?

  The SAP error message AO_PLANNING016, which states "Sum of investment costs too large in year &1 due to entry," typically occurs in the context of investment planning or budgeting within the SAP system, particularly in the Asset Accounting (FI-AA) or Project System (PS) modules. This error indicates that the total investment costs for a specific year exceed the allowable limit set in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Exceeding Limits: The total investment costs for the specified year exceed the predefined limits set in the system configuration. This could be due to:
  
  High individual entries for investment costs.
  Accumulation of multiple entries that collectively exceed the limit.
  
  
  
  Configuration Settings: The system may have specific settings that restrict the maximum allowable investment costs for a given year, which can be configured in the controlling area or investment program settings.
  
  
  Data Entry Errors: There may be incorrect or excessive data entries made by users, leading to inflated investment costs.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
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