How To Fix BP824 - Item & commitment budget exceeded

BP824 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BP - Budgeting and planning

• Message number: 824

• Message text: Item & commitment budget exceeded

What causes this issue?

Commitment budget &V3& for fiscal year &V2& was exceeded by &V4& in
document item &V1&.

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

The message was triggered by a soft commitment.

System Response

How to fix this error?

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message BP824 - Item & commitment budget exceeded ?

  The SAP error message BP824 ("Item & commitment budget exceeded") typically occurs in the context of budget management within SAP, particularly when working with budgetary control in Public Sector Management (PSM) or similar modules. This error indicates that a budget commitment has exceeded the available budget for a specific item or cost center.
  
  Cause:
  
  Budget Limit Exceeded: The most common cause is that the total commitments (including actuals and planned expenditures) for a particular budget item have surpassed the allocated budget amount.
  Incorrect Budget Settings: There may be issues with how the budget is set up, such as incorrect budget amounts or budget periods.
  Multiple Commitments: If multiple transactions are being processed simultaneously, they may collectively exceed the budget limit.
  Changes in Budget: If the budget was recently changed or reduced, existing commitments may now exceed the new budget limit.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the budget control settings that need to be