How To Fix BP860 - Budgetary ledger is not active in FM area &, do not enter a posting date

BP860 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BP - Budgeting and planning

• Message number: 860

• Message text: Budgetary ledger is not active in FM area &, do not enter a posting date

What causes this issue?

You have entered a posting date. However, this is not permitted as the
budgetary ledger (BL) has not been activated in Customizing for FM area
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System Response

Processing is canceled.

How to fix this error?

Do not enter a posting date.

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.

BP860 - Details

• The SAP error message BP860 indicates that the budgetary ledger is not active in the specified Funds Management (FM) area. This error typically occurs when you attempt to post a transaction that requires budgetary control, but the system is not set up to manage budgets for that particular FM area.
  
  Cause:
  
  Budgetary Ledger Not Active: The budgetary ledger is not activated for the specified FM area. This means that the system does not track budget consumption or enforce budgetary controls for that area.
  Incorrect Posting Date: The error message also suggests that a posting date should not be entered, which may indicate that the system is expecting a specific date format or that the date is not relevant for the current transaction.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Activate Budgetary Ledger:
  
  Go to the configuration settings in SAP for Funds Management.
  Navigate to the relevant FM area and check the settings for the budgetary ledger.
  Activate the budgetary ledger for the FM area