How To Fix BP780 - Cannot use commitment type profiles together with cover eligibility

BP780 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BP - Budgeting and planning

• Message number: 780

• Message text: Cannot use commitment type profiles together with cover eligibility

What causes this issue?

There is no provision for cover eligibility functions (unilateral and
reciprocal) and commitment type profile functions being used together.
You cannot assign a commitment type profile to the FM area &V1& for
fiscal year &V2& because cover eligibility is already active for FM
area &V1& in fiscal year &V2&.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

If you want to use the commitment type profile functions, you must
deactivate the cover eligibility for fiscal year &V2&.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message BP780 - Cannot use commitment type profiles together with cover eligibility ?

  The SAP error message BP780, which states "Cannot use commitment type profiles together with cover eligibility," typically arises in the context of budget management and commitment accounting within SAP. This error indicates a conflict between the configuration settings for commitment types and the cover eligibility settings in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Configuration Conflict: The error usually occurs when there is a mismatch in the configuration of commitment types and cover eligibility. Specifically, commitment type profiles are not compatible with the cover eligibility settings that have been defined in the system.
  Inconsistent Settings: If the system is set up to use commitment types that do not allow for cover eligibility, but the transaction or process being executed requires it, this error will be triggered.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the BP780 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Review Commitment Type Profiles:
  
  Go to the configuration settings for commitment types in SAP (Transaction Code: SPRO).
  Check the settings for the commitment type