How To Fix BP855 - Commitment item types must be the same for sender and receiver

BP855 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BP - Budgeting and planning

• Message number: 855

• Message text: Commitment item types must be the same for sender and receiver

What causes this issue?

You want to distribute budget, but have entered commitment items with
different commitment item categories for the sender and receiver.

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

System Response

Processing was cancelled.

How to fix this error?

Enter commitment items so that all have either category "revenue" or
"expenditure" for the sender and receiver.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

BP855 - Details

• The SAP error message BP855 indicates that there is a mismatch in the commitment item types between the sender and receiver in a budget transfer or commitment posting. This error typically occurs in the context of budget management and financial accounting within SAP, particularly when dealing with budgetary control.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when you attempt to transfer budget amounts or commitments between two different budget items (commitment items) that do not share the same type. In SAP, commitment items are used to categorize and manage budget allocations, and they must be consistent between the sender and receiver for the transaction to be valid.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the BP855 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Commitment Item Types: Verify the commitment item types for both the sender and receiver. Ensure that they are the same. You can do this by navigating to the relevant budget or commitment item configuration in SAP.
  
  
  Adjust the Transaction: