How To Fix AP_COPY021 - Appprop. request &1: overall plan value less than cumulative plan value

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AP_COPY - Copying Function for Plan/Budget

• Message number: 021

• Message text: Appprop. request &1: overall plan value less than cumulative plan value

What causes this issue?

The overall plan value of variant &V2& of appropriation request &V1& is
less than the cumulative plan value.
(The cumulative plan value is the sum of the annual plan values.)

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message AP_COPY021 - Appprop. request &1: overall plan value less than cumulative plan value ?

  The SAP error message AP_COPY021 indicates that there is an issue with the overall plan value of an appropriation request (Approp. request) being less than the cumulative plan value. This typically occurs in the context of budget management and planning within SAP, particularly in the Asset Accounting (FI-AA) module or related areas.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when the total planned value for an appropriation request is set to a value that is less than the sum of the individual planned values that have already been assigned to it. This can happen due to:
  
  Incorrect Data Entry: The overall plan value may have been incorrectly entered or modified after the cumulative values were already set.
  Changes in Planning: If there were changes made to the individual planned values after the overall plan value was set, it could lead to this inconsistency.
  System 
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the system that are not aligned