How To Fix BP163 - You can only maintain overall values via a cap. investment program

BP163 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BP - Budgeting and planning

• Message number: 163

• Message text: You can only maintain overall values via a cap. investment program

What causes this issue?

One or more measures for budgeting can only have budget distributed to
them via a capital-investment program. This is the case if:
the measure is attached to a capital-investment program position for
which the "Budget distribution" indicator is set
this assignment has not been carried out, but a capital investment
program type has been entered in the relevant budget profile, making it
compulsory
If assignments to capital-investment program positions already exist,
you can determine what they are by choosing <LS>Extras --> CapInv
program</>.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message BP163 - You can only maintain overall values via a cap. investment program ?

  The SAP error message BP163, which states "You can only maintain overall values via a cap. investment program," typically occurs in the context of managing investment programs and projects within the SAP system, particularly in the Project System (PS) or Investment Management (IM) modules.
  
  Cause:
  This error arises when a user attempts to maintain overall values (such as budgets or planned costs) for a project or investment program that is not set up to allow direct maintenance of these values. Instead, the system expects that overall values should be managed through a capital investment program (CIP). This is a common restriction in SAP to ensure that financial data is consistent and managed through the appropriate structures.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Investment Program Assignment: Ensure that the project or investment program you are trying to maintain is correctly assigned to a capital investment program. You can do this by