How To Fix BP837 - Item & multiple revenue in payment budget is exceeded

BP837 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BP - Budgeting and planning

• Message number: 837

• Message text: Item & multiple revenue in payment budget is exceeded

What causes this issue?

In &V1&, the transfers and cross assignments exceed the multiple
revenues in payment budget &V3& for fiscal year &V2& by &V4&.

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?

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message BP837 - Item & multiple revenue in payment budget is exceeded ?

  The SAP error message BP837 indicates that the payment budget for a specific item has been exceeded due to multiple revenue entries. This typically occurs in the context of budget management within SAP, particularly when dealing with budgetary controls in financial transactions.
  
  Cause:
  
  Budget Limit Exceeded: The primary cause of this error is that the total amount of revenue entries associated with a specific budget item has surpassed the allocated budget limit.
  Multiple Revenue Entries: If there are multiple revenue postings or transactions that reference the same budget item, the cumulative total may exceed the budgeted amount.
  Incorrect Budgeting: The budget may not have been set up correctly, or it may not have been updated to reflect changes in expected revenues or expenditures.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues with the configuration of budget controls in the SAP system, leading to incorrect budget checks.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Review Budget Allocation: Check the budget allocation for the relevant item. Ensure