How To Fix AO_PLANNING018 - Sum of annual overhead/inv. costs exceeds maximum in year &1 due to entry

AO_PLANNING018 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 018

• Message text: Sum of annual overhead/inv. costs exceeds maximum in year &1 due to entry

What causes this issue?

As the result of entering planned investment or overhead costs in year
&V1&, the cumulative value (added over all years) of investment and
overhead costs exceeds the maximum number of pre-decimal places (&V2&)
after the tranlation 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?

Adjust the plan values for investment costs and overhead so that the
cumulative annual value does not exceed &V2& pre-decimal places.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

AO_PLANNING018 - Details

• The SAP error message AO_PLANNING018 indicates that the sum of annual overhead or inventory costs exceeds the maximum allowable limit for a specific year in the system. This typically occurs during planning or budgeting processes in Asset Accounting (FI-AA) or when dealing with overhead costs in controlling (CO).
  
  Cause:
  
  Exceeding Limits: The error is triggered when the total of the overhead or inventory costs for a particular year surpasses the predefined maximum limit set in the system.
  Incorrect Data Entry: There may be incorrect or excessive data entries for costs that lead to this situation.
  
  Configuration Issues: The system configuration for cost limits may not be set correctly, or the limits may need to be adjusted based on business requirements.
  Planning Version: The planning version being used may have constraints that are not aligned with the actual business needs.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Review Entries: Check the entries made for overhead and inventory costs for the specific year mentioned in