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

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  • 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.


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  • 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

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