How To Fix BP018 - Assign a plan or budget profile to the object

BP018 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BP - Budgeting and planning

• Message number: 018

• Message text: Assign a plan or budget profile to the object

What causes this issue?

No plan/budget profile has been assigned to the object.
In order to carry out a planning or budgeting, a plan or budget profile
must be assigned to the object.

System Response

Processing stopped.

How to fix this error?

Notify your system administrator
Action by system administrator:
In the master data, assign a plan/budget profile to the object.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message BP018 - Assign a plan or budget profile to the object ?

  The SAP error message BP018, which states "Assign a plan or budget profile to the object," typically occurs in the context of budget management or planning within SAP. This error indicates that a budget profile or planning profile has not been assigned to a specific object (such as a cost center, internal order, or project) that requires it for budget control or planning purposes.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Profile Assignment: The object you are trying to work with does not have a budget or planning profile assigned to it.
  
  Configuration Issues: The configuration settings in the SAP system may not be set up correctly to allow for the assignment of budget profiles.
  Object Type: The object type you are working with may require a specific profile that has not been defined or assigned.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the BP018 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Assign a Budget/Planning Profile:
  
  Navigate to the relevant transaction in SAP (e.g., transaction code KP06 for