How To Fix BP718 - Item & commitment budget exhausted

BP718 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BP - Budgeting and planning

• Message number: 718

• Message text: Item & commitment budget exhausted

What causes this issue?

In document item &V1&, commitment budget &V3& for fiscal year &V2&
is exhausted.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

BP718 - Details

• The SAP error message BP718 ("Item & commitment budget exhausted") typically occurs in the context of budget management within the SAP system, particularly when working with budgetary control in Public Sector Management (PSM) or similar modules. This error indicates that the budget for a specific item or commitment has been fully utilized, and no further expenditures can be processed against that budget.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Exhausted Budget: The primary cause of this error is that the budget allocated for a specific item or commitment has been completely consumed. This can happen if:
  
  All available funds have been spent.
  There are outstanding commitments that have not yet been cleared, which consume the budget.
  The budget was not properly allocated or was reduced.
  
  
  
  Budget Control Settings: The budget control settings in the system may be configured to prevent any further spending once the budget is exhausted.
  
  
  Incorrect Budgeting: There may be issues with how the budget was set up, such as