Message type: E = Error
Message class: BQ - Messages for Budgeting and Planning
Message number: 051
Message text: Overall plan value less than plan value distributed
The total plan value is less than the total of the plan values shown
in the WBS elements on the next level down.
The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.
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BQ051 - Overall plan value less than plan value distributed ?The SAP error message BQ051 ("Overall plan value less than plan value distributed") typically occurs in the context of project management or budgeting within SAP, particularly when dealing with planned values and distributions in project systems (PS) or controlling (CO) modules.
Cause:
This error indicates that the overall planned value for a project or a cost center is less than the sum of the planned values that have been distributed to various components or activities. This situation can arise due to several reasons:
Incorrect Planning: The overall plan value may have been set incorrectly, or the distributed values may have been entered incorrectly.
Changes in Planning: If there were changes made to the overall plan value after the distribution of planned values, it could lead to this inconsistency.
Data Entry Errors: Manual entry errors during the planning phase can lead to discrepancies between the overall plan and the distributed values.
System
Configuration Issues: There may be
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