How To Fix BQ160 - Overall plan value less than plan value distributed

BQ160 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BQ - Messages for Budgeting and Planning

• Message number: 160

• Message text: Overall plan value less than plan value distributed

What causes this issue?

The overall plan value for one or more program item(s) is less than the
distributed plan value.

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?

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

BQ160 - Details

• The SAP error message BQ160 ("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 specific work breakdown structure (WBS) element is less than the sum of the planned values that have been distributed to its components. 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 have been changes to the overall plan value after the distribution of planned values, it can lead to inconsistencies.
  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