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
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</>.
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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
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