How To Fix BP796 - Availability control activated without "suitable" budget

BP796 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BP - Budgeting and planning

• Message number: 796

• Message text: Availability control activated without "suitable" budget

What causes this issue?

You defined that availability control should run against a particular
budget (for example, annual budget) for your measures in the settings
for availability control.
You have not assigned a "suitable" budget yet.

System Response

Availability control is activated by a budget of 0.

How to fix this error?

Assign a "suitable" budget.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message BP796 - Availability control activated without "suitable" budget ?

  The SAP error message BP796 indicates that availability control is activated for a particular budget, but there is no suitable budget available for the transaction you are trying to execute. This typically occurs in the context of budget management within SAP, particularly when working with controlling (CO) or project systems (PS).
  
  Cause:
  
  Budget Not Defined: The budget for the specific cost center, internal order, or project has not been defined or is not available for the period in which the transaction is being processed.
  Budget Exceeded: The transaction may exceed the available budget, and the system is configured to prevent such transactions.
  Incorrect Budget Type: The budget type used in the transaction may not match the budget type defined in the system.
  Availability Control Settings: The settings for availability control may not be correctly configured, leading to the system not recognizing the available budget.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Budget Availability:
  
  Navigate to the relevant budget management transaction (e.g., S_ALR_87013611 for