How To Fix BQ113 - Commitments (overall budget) less than distributed budget

BQ113 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BQ - Messages for Budgeting and Planning

• Message number: 113

• Message text: Commitments (overall budget) less than distributed budget

What causes this issue?

The commitment budget overall values for one or more funds centers/
commitment items are less than the distributed budget.

System Response

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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BQ113 - Details

• The SAP error message BQ113 indicates that the commitments (overall budget) are less than the distributed budget. This typically occurs in the context of budget management within SAP, particularly in modules like Public Sector Management (PSM) or Controlling (CO). Here’s a breakdown of the cause, potential solutions, and related information:
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Budget Distribution Issues: The distributed budget (the amount allocated to various cost centers, projects, or departments) exceeds the overall budget that has been committed. This can happen if the budget was not properly set up or if there were changes made to the budget after distribution.
  
  
  Incorrect Budgeting Process: If the budgeting process was not followed correctly, such as not updating the overall budget after distributing funds, it can lead to discrepancies.
  
  
  Data Entry Errors: Manual errors during data entry can lead to incorrect figures being recorded for either the overall budget or the distributed budget.
  
  
  Changes in Budgeting Rules: If there have been